Practice

Drink and Drugs News Conference 2019

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Birmingham
United Kingdom

This event will continue to bring service user representatives, patient groups, treatment providers, members of the recovery community and policymakers together to strive to increase patient choice and provide better, fairer treatment for all.

Finding Ambivalence and 10 Other Things About Motivational Interviewing

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Webinar

The greatest challenge using motivational interviewing (MI) may be finding the “true” ambivalence it’s supposed to address. This webinar is designed to assist clinicians who want to use MI effectively with clients with co-occurring disorders. By returning to the basics and exploring the areas of focus and evocation, each participant will learn when it’s appropriate to use MI.

Nordic Workshop: Who Decides the Relevance and Validity of Knowledge?

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Stockholm
Sweden

Objective: This small-scale 2-day workshop targets researchers interested in unfolding the relationship between science and policy-making in questions of public health and lifestyle regulation (concerning for example alcohol, drugs, and tobacco use; gambling; nutrition)

A Guide to Using the Networks

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Networks are online defined interest groups that allow health care professionals, researchers, practitioners and others working in the drug demand reduction field to share information.

Alcohol Problems, Policy and Practice

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London
United Kingdom

The Addictions Department at King's and the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies are holding a week-long course bringing together leading experts from across the UK.

The event will cover issues in alcohol use and policy, alcohol harms and treatment, the role of the alcohol industry, and the influences of comorbidity and social inequalities.

Take-Home Naloxone Toolkit

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The Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (IOTOD) Take-Home Naloxone Toolkit contains guidance and resources on how to set up a take-home naloxone programme, in order to reduce overdoses and save lives. With the...