Informing local, national, and international policy to manage and reduce substance use e.g., drug policy reform, legislation and regulations, education.
Policy Advocacy
Society of Behavioral Medicine 47th Annual Meeting
Routine integration of behavioral medicine evidence into heath policy, health care and public health is crucial to addressing the most pressing and interactable health challenges of our time. Increasing the pace at which we advance discovery and health impact requires inclusion of multiple methods and wide range of perspectives.
8th Global Alcohol Policy Conference
GAPC is the leading forum for the world’s alcohol policy makers, advocates, researchers, civil society activists and practitioners.
Building on the increasing interest for and recent alcohol policy developments in the country and the Latin American region, Brazil is the perfect host for GAPC 2026.
Conference theme
2025 Canadian Conference on Tobacco and Nicotine (CCTN25)
The 2025 Canadian Conference on Tobacco and Nicotine (CCTN25) is Canada’s leading interdisciplinary knowledge exchange event focused on reducing the harms associated with commercial tobacco and nicotine use. Taking place virtually, CCTN25 will convene public health professionals, researchers, policymakers, clinicians, educators, and advocates from across the country and beyond.
Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope
Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope

Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) Conference 2025
Renewing commitment to effective alcohol and drug policy
Wellton Riverside Spa Hotel, Riga
Join us in Riga as Nordic and Baltic voices come together to discuss the future of alcohol and drug policy.
Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) Conference 2025
Disrupting & Deconstructing approaches to drug policy, research and practice
Location: International Convention Centre Sydney, Gadigal, Australia
A message from the Convenors:
Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2025
‘Celebrating excellence in addiction science’
Community Policing and Health Partnerships
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1–2 p.m. ET
Multisectoral collaboration between policing, healthcare and social services is critical to improving justice and health outcomes within communities, including substance use health. Learn how smaller municipalities are enhancing community safety and well-being through policing–healthcare partnerships.