Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse.
The CSAM-SMCA 2026 Scientific Conference is Canada’s premier education and networking event for addiction medicine practitioners. This annual event brings together researchers, leaders, educators, and clinicians in addiction medicine for three days of learning and networking.
For the first time, the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA) and the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) will co-host a thematic meeting in Africa focused on the future of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) across the continent, in collaborat
On behalf of the International Society of Addiction Medicine, the Netherlands Society of Addiction Medicine and NOVA Postgraduate Training Institute for Addiction Medicine, we welcome you to the XXVIII ISAM Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
This interactive training covers the 2025 updates to the NAADAC Code of Ethics and provides practical tools for ethical decision-making in behavioral health. Using real-world case studies, participants will explore boundary management, dual relationships, ethical self-disclosure, and strategies to prevent burnout and countertransference.
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are common, affecting at least 1 of 3 adult Americans at some point in their lives. One of the many characteristics of SUDs that makes them unique is that the nature of the addictive process is such that denial, minimization, and lack of insight are natural components of the development of the disorder.