The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England
The National Health Service has been closely following the smoking, drinking and drug use trends amongst young people in England. The series of surveys began in 1982. The most recent 2018 survey questioned 13,664 year 7 to 11 pupils, mostly...
AASLD Liver Meeting
The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) will be holding their annual meeting 8–12 November 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Liver meeting brings together people working for the science, innovation, research and advances in patient care, with the shared goal of preventing and curing liver disease.
17th European AIDS Conference
Basel is the host of the 17th European AIDS Conference, taking place from November 6-9, 2019.
Be part of the largest European HIV conference this year, to learn about the latest scientific updates, new challenges, best practices and much more.
Adolescent Cigarettes and E-cigarettes Use
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that people use to inhale an aerosol, which typically contains nicotine flavourings and other chemicals. They have rapidly become the most favoured form of tobacco among youth in the United States...
IntNSA 2019 Annual Educational Conference
This conference focuses on the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for any nurse who cares for persons with substance use, abuse, and addictions. Providing patient-centred care through prevention, screening,
The 22nd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
The City of Edmonton's Traffic Safety section is proud to host T2019, the 22nd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference.
Smoking: The Irish Situation Factsheet
The Health Research Board National Drugs Library has published a new factsheet that contains information on treatment, prevalence and mortality in Ireland. The factsheet covers: the impact of tobacco use the prevalence of smoking in Ireland...
Alcohol’s Secondhand Harms: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Harmful drinking can have severe physical and psychological consequences for the person consuming alcohol. However, the negative impact does not just stop at the individual level. Researchers from the US have examined data from two parallel...
