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SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers
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...
Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse
A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.
Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States and...
Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High
A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US.
Results show that the prevalence of...
National Report on the Drug Situation in Lebanon
The document National Report on Drug Situation in Lebanon offers an insight into the coordinated approach taken by the Department of Public Health, academic stakeholders and other ministerial departments in reducing the prevalence and impact of substance use disorders in Lebanon.
UNODC World Drug Report 2018
The 2018 World Drug Report was launched on 26th June. The report covers a range of topics with the booklets split into drug demand and supply, drug markets, drugs and age, and women and drugs.
The booklets are all available free to access...
Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use: 2017 Status Report
Abstract
Aims
This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease. Limitations in the data are also discussed, including how these...
European Drug Report 2018
The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released their latest European Drugs report.
Covering 30 European countries the report explores drug trends, developments in prevention and treatment, public health...
Using Technology in the Field of Substance Use
This special news article is focused on all things digital - exploring e-health, d-health, m-health and u-health.
May Student Membership Update
In our second Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Treatment Completion
A study exploring the completion of outpatient substance use disorder treatment has highlighted racial and ethnic health disparities.
The research team utilised a sample of 416,224 outpatient discharges in the study which found people of...
Experiences of a Motivational Interview Delivered by a Robot: Qualitative Study
ABSTRACT
Background: Motivational interviewing is an effective intervention for supporting behavior change but traditionally depends on face-to-face dialogue with a human counselor. This study addressed a key challenge for the goal of...
Guidance on the Implementation of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol
With legislation brought in on 1 May 2018 the Scottish Government has produced a resource offering Guidance on the Implementation of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol for sellers of alcohol and alcohol enforcement authorities in Scotland.
The...
Evaluación de la Estrategia Nacional para el abordaje del problema drogas en Uruguay
Este documento presenta los hallazgos de la evaluación externa de la Estrategia Nacional de Drogas (END) desarrollada por un equipo de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de la República en el último trimestre del 2014. El...
SAMHSA Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant 2018
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant is now open for applications. Offering up to 5 million USD the grant can be used for a range of projects...
Ventajas del alfa ordinal respecto al alfa de Cronbach ilustradas con la encuesta AUDIT-OMS
Resumen
Objetivos: Exponer las ventajas de la utilización del alfa ordinal para situaciones en que no se cumplan los supuestos del alfa de Cronbach y mostrar la utilidad del alfa ordinal con la versión chilena del AUDIT, así como...
United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report
The United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs (UK Focal Point) 2017 report is available on the UK government's digital portal.
Based at Public Health England, the UK Focal Point is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources.
Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital...
EU Drug Use Revealed through Wastewater Analysis
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has released the results of their largest wastewater analysis study. The EU project analysed the wastewater around 60 European cities and towns.
This has allowed...
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.
The study has, to date...
