Addiction

From harm to hope: A ten year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives

Book

6 December 2021

Here you can read the UK governments 10-year plan to reduce illegal drug use. The 10-year plan is also the formal, substantive response to the Independent Reviews of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black and accepts all of her key recommendations...

Multiple health behaviour change: Perspectives from the field

Video and audio recordings

Presented by Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin (University of Newcastle), Dr Adrian Dunlop (University of Newcastle / Hunter New England LHD) and Dr Lawrence Dadd (Hunter New England LHD) by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to...

ICUDDR/ISAJE Publishing Addiction Science Series

Video and audio recordings

Here you can find the recordings of the train the trainer webinar series on publishing addiction science. 1 Choosing a journal 2 Submitting your paper 3 Writing the introduction section 4 The methods section 5 Results Section 6 Discussion...

Progress of four programs from the comprehensive addiction and recovery act 2021

Book

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Progress of Four Programs from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.https://doi.org/10.17226/26060. Substance use...

DARC Webinar - 8 December 2021 - Queer & Bi-Sexualities and Alcohol Misuse

8 December 2021

London

United Kingdom

Booking is now open for the DARC Lunchtime Webinar on Wednesday 8 December 2021 1230-1330 hours UK time.

Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

Scientific article

24 November 2021

There is a scarcity of research on drug use patterns among HIV-positive young individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (YLWH). To fill the gap, the following was set out: compare the prevalence of substance use, specifically alcohol and illicit...

Strategies Adopted by Addiction Facilities during the Coronavirus Pandemic to Support Treatment for Individuals in Recovery or Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review

Scientific article

18 November 2021

This review aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and actions adopted by addiction facilities to support and maintain treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®

News

National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week ® will be held March 21-27, 2022. Registration opens on November 1, 2021. Join NIDA for NDAFW and help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction in your community. Sign up for the latest news...

LxAddictions22: Global addictions

News

Lisbon Addictions is a multidisciplinary conference that provides a forum for networking across addictions. Submission of abstracts Potential contributors are invited to submit abstracts for the following main areas/thematic tracks: Global...

Trauma and Addiction Recovery: How to Work with Couples

1 December 2021

Online

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 3:00-5:00pm ET

We know that relationships impacted by addiction have divorce rates four times higher than average. Even after beginning recovery, relationships are still at risk. Trauma history is likely to play a key reason. Partners impacted by addiction often have a long history of trauma that may precede their relationship.