Webinar: The Biology of Addiction
Drugs of abuse target discrete collections of nerve cells - called circuits- in the brain that normally regulate responses to natural rewards in the environment, like food, sex, and social interactions.
Addiction
Website: End of Life Care for People with Problematic Substance Use
This website offers resources developed from a two-year research programme on end of life care for people with alcohol and other drug problems. The research programme was the first of its kind to explore current practice and service...
Webinar: 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'
The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Centre, a SAMHSA funded centre located at the National Latino Behavioural Health Association, cordially invites you to the webinar 'Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community'.
Jan 31, 2019 2:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Information about the speaker:
Diana Plazas, BA, CP
Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs — New York City, 2000–2017
Summary What is already known about this topic? During 1999–2017, the rate of drug overdose deaths nationally approximately tripled; approximately 70,000 overdose deaths occurred nationally in 2017, with nearly 68% involving an opioid. What...
ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya
The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ran multiple sessions during the joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop and have produced a selection of videos of...
Age‐Varying Effects of Cannabis Use Frequency and Disorder on Symptoms of Psychosis, Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Adults
A recent study, published in the Journal of Addiction, has examined the association of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder and symptoms of psychosis, depression and anxiety in an adolescent and adult sample. The researchers also examined...
Cognitive and Mindfulness‐Based Therapy for Adolescents with Co‐Occurring Post‐Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorder
Early life experiences of trauma are known to significantly increase the risk of substance use in adolescence and adulthood. It has been suggested that individuals may use alcohol or drugs as a means of temporarily relieving themselves from...
45th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society
The 45th KBS Symposium will be hosted by the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, and the Municipality of Utrecht.
