Addiction

ICUDDR Training Sessions at ISSUP Conference in Kenya

Video and audio recordings
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The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) ran multiple sessions during the joint NACADA, ISSUP and African Union Drug Demand Reduction Conference & Workshop and have produced a selection of videos of...

NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference

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Orlando

NAADAC invites you to its 2019 Annual Conference: Navigating the Addiction Profession in Orlando, FL from September 28 - October 3, 2019.

Don't miss six days of education, training, networking, and capacity-building with leaders in the addiction profession!  

Topics include:

The Evidence Podcasts

Website
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The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has produced a new series of podcasts that are investigating and reviewing the evidence on alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stigma and more. Each month, The Evidence podcast will feature...

NIDA Resource: Opioid Facts for Teens

Book
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a new resource to provide teenagers with accurate information about opioids. The publication includes a selection of facts on opioids, a section on opioids and heroin, and a helpful list of...

College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)

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San Antonio
United States

The goal of the annual scientific meeting of the CPDD is to present and disseminate information about ongoing research in the biomedical, behavioural and social sciences. 

It brings together basic scientists and clinical investigators from academia, government and industry.

International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group (In Women's Conference)

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San Antonio

The 2019 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group conference will return in conjunction with CPDD and the NIDA International Forum for its 11th meeting with a focus on the following:

How the Global Opioid Epidemic is Affecting Women and Families; and Marijuana-Use Among Children, Teens, and Young Adults.

The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics

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Bethesda, Maryland
United States

This National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)-sponsored The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics: Opportunities, Tools, and Technologies Symposium will highlight challenges and opportunities throughout the discovery and development process for addiction- and pain-related medications in the pre-competitive preclinical stage and provide a framework for more focused efforts within