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CCSA Alcohol Resources

Website

Healthcare and allied health professionals — including family physicians, nurses, addiction specialists, psychologists and social workers — use alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to help individuals...

AADANT Drug and Alcohol Conference 2020

1 April 2020

Alice Springs

Australia

The Association of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NT will hold their annual Northern Territory drug and alcohol conference April 1-2 in Alice Springs at the DoubleTree Hilton.

There will be two streams at the conference:

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: The ‘Abstinent Alcoholic’

Scientific article

11 February 2020

‘Backfilled’ as a seminal study for the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, the classic description of the patient who has sustained abstinence after treatment but is still unhappy, unfulfilled and/or nervously hanging on - in other words, not really...

Partnerships and Collaborations

ISSUP Kenya today, 30th September 2019 joined NACADA and other stakeholders in the field of drug demand reduction, as the National Authority launched its 2019-2022 strategic plan. Partnerships and collaborations - the way to go.

US National Treatment Plan for Substance Use Disorder 2020

Book

3 February 2020

"In 2018, nearly 89% of the estimated 20.2 million Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) did not receive specialized treatment for their condition—a disparity known as the “treatment gap”. Today, the White House Office of National...

UK Drug Treatment - Lessons from History for the Future

News

On 7th November 2019, Public Health England released their adult substance misuse treatment statistics report. During the reporting year, a total of 268,251 adults were in contact with drug and alcohol treatment services, between April 2018...

Free Webinar: Academic Programmes in Drug Treatment and Prevention at Paraguayan Universities

31 January 2020

Webinar

Title

Academic Programmes in Drug Treatment and Prevention at Paraguayan Universities: Implementation of the UPC and UTC Curricula.

Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix: Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions

Book

22 January 2020

EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTIONS First instalment of a fortnightly course on the evidence for alcohol treatment and related topics. This instalment selects, explains and explores seminal and key research on the...

IOTOD 2020 Conference

18 May 2020

Amsterdam

The IOTOD conference offers a range of exciting and interactive sessions, involving thought-provoking talks and expert-led panel discussions.

The 46th Annual Winter Symposium

25 January 2020

Colorado Springs

United States

The Advanced International Winter Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health has provided addiction specialists, counsellors, and behavioural health professionals with world-class education and training for 45 years. This symposium creates unprecedented opportunities to share knowledge, perspectives, and cutting edge research.