Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Recovery in the Community Conference
The Recovery in the Community Conference is looking at what happens beyond recovery - past the treatment, the structured groups, the wellbeing activities, the building of recovery networks.
The Internet and Alcoholism
The prevalence of binge drinking is highest amongst 18- to 24-year-olds. In the United States around 1,800 college students die from unintentional alcohol-related injuries each year. Given the growth of the Internet in the last twenty years...
Shoot Hoops, Not Drugs: Sport as a Healthy Alternative
Eighty percent of 3- to 17-year-olds play some form of sport. Practitioners in the field of drug prevention have looked to promote sporting activity as a healthy alternative to substance use amongst young people. The Canadian Centre on...
Alcohol Abuse, Adulthood and ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the world’s most common developmental conditions. A recent collaborative study conducted in the United States and subsequently published in the journal Addiction shows that greater...
Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hosted the Neuroscience Research Summit on Marijuana and Cannabinoids in March 2016. The Summit focused on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system.
Harm Reduction International Conference
The 25th Harm Reduction International Conference will take place in Montreal, Canada from May, 14th to May 17th, 2017. People who use drugs, sex workers, people living with HIV, researchers, campaigners, activists, health professionals, development specialists, human rights experts and others interested in harm reduction are invited to
Substance Misuse: Everybody's Business
Substance misuse has a long reach into many medical specialties. Although substance misuse in patients has been managed primarily by psychiatrists, assessment and management of this should be a competency developed by all doctors. This event presents a selection of clinically relevant topics in substance misuse including:
Addressing the Continuum of Substance Use Institute
This training course offers mental health nurses and other health-care professionals the opportunity to increase their knowledge and expand their skills when engaging with clients and families who use substances. The course focuses on foundational concepts of substance use, priority populations, assessment, health promotion, prevention and treatment.
Key concepts include:
National Substance Misuse Conference 2016
The National Substance Misuse Conference 2016 – Breaking Down Barriers will bring together experts in the field to catalyse and advance knowledge, present the most recent research findings, and promote and enhance key skills.
Society for the Study of Addiction Annual Symposium
The 2016 Society for the Study of Addiction Annual (SSA) Symposium will focus on addiction and the scientific method. A vast range of speakers will present means to investigate, evaluate and conceptualise addictions across the board.
