Addiction

Despite Falling Rates, Smoking-Related Lung Cancer Will Remain a Major Health Concern

Scientific article

9 October 2018

Tobacco control interventions introduced in the United States over the past 50 years have led to notable decrease in smoking and smoking-related diseases, including lung cancer. In a recent study, published by University of Michigan's...

Mombasa to set up prison drug rehabilitation clinic

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Mombasa's prison department will soon be introducing methadone programs for heroin injecting drug users.

According to Nascop, there are about 18,300 drug users who inject heroin in Kenya.

2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium - Presentations

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A number of presentations from the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, which was held on Monday, 8 October 2018, have been made available. The theme of the event was C linical, community and policy responses to emerging problems in drug...

Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Scientific article

27 September 2018

Study examining the link between cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes of an internet-delivered intervention

Drug Misuse and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Profiles for Three Generations of Patients Being Monitored for Prescription Drug Adherence

Scientific article

16 October 2018

ABSTRACT Objectives: Two epidemics in the United States are related: opioid drug injection and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study quantifies the relationship between illicit/prescription drug misuse and HCV infection in 3...

Tobacco Use by Clients Receiving SUD Treatment

Scientific article

3 September 2018

Although cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been steadily decreasing, rates continue to remain high amongst certain vulnerable populations. A recent study published in the international journal of Addictive Behaviours...

SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers

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SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING May 28 – May 31, 2019 Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA CALLS NOW AVAILABLE: Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs Submission Deadline for ALL Calls...

Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference

16 January 2019

San Francisco

United States

The Society for Social Work and Research will be hosting its 23rd annual conference between the 16th and 23rd of January 2019.

The conference will take place in San Francisco and offers a programme that addresses a diverse range of research interests including child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, addiction and substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS.

The ASAM 50th Annual Conference

4 April 2019

Orlando

United States

The ASAM 50th Annual Conference - Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science, will take place between the 4th and 7th of April 2019.

The conference will cover the following topics:

International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting

3 November 2018

Busan

South Korea

The 20th International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting (ISAM BUSAN 2018) will be held from the 3rd to the 6th of November 2018.

The event will include lectures, symposiums, young investigator’s sessions, poster presentations, and a lively social calendar of networking events and sightseeing activities.