Addiction

Men, Alcohol & Health: Seminar Series III

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Edinburgh
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United Kingdom

This is the third of a four-part seminar series co-hosted by SHAAP and IAS (Institute of Alcohol Studies) to discuss issues relating to men and alcohol. At this session, three invited experts will discuss the following questions: 

  • What role does alcohol play in men’s mental health?

  • How is men’s physical health affected by alcohol?

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 26th Annual Meeting

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New Orleans
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United States

The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 26th Annual Meeting will take place from the 11th-14th March in New Orleans, Louisiana.

SRNT 2020 Annual Meeting Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, March 11

 8:30 am - 11:30 am
 Pre-conference workshops

 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
 Lunch (on your own)

SSA Annual Conference 2019 Posters

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The Society for the Study of Addiction has uploaded the posters that researchers and students presented at the SSA Annual Conference 2019. Poster categories: Research, service evaluation and audit Student-led Research

The Stages of Change Model of Overcoming Addiction

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The “stages of change” or “transtheoretical” model is a way of describing the process by which people overcome addiction. The stages of change can be applied to a range of other behaviors that people want to change, but have difficulty...

Self-Disclosure and the Treatment of Substance Abuse

Scientific article
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Abstract The identification and treatment of the substance-abusing physician has led to outcome studies focusing on years of abstinence and resultant work performance, but little has been written addressing the therapeutic changes recovery...

Should Addiction Counselors Disclose Their Recovery?

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More often than not, the answer is: no. “I’m in recovery too…so you can trust the suggestions I give you.” “I’ve been there, done that, so I ‘get’ where you are coming from.” “When I was in early recovery I wouldn’t trust normal people. But...