Addiction

Short-Term Impact of the EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment Training (EPACTT) Program

Scientific article

1 July 2018

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The aim of this pilot study was to assess the short-term effectiveness of the EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment Training intervention in improving health care providers’ knowledge, attitudes and...

Insights from Individuals Successfully Recovered from Cannabis Use Disorder: Natural versus Treatment-Assisted Recoveries and Abstinent versus Moderation Outcomes

Scientific article

30 July 2018

Abstract Background Increasing understanding of the pathways and processes of recovery from cannabis use disorder may help in designing effective and attractive interventions to promote recovery. We report insights from individuals who had...

Online seminar: "Neuromodulation as a treatment for addiction to substances and neuroimaging biomarcadoresde"

8 August 2018

webinar

Mexico

The Institute for the care and prevention of addiction in the city of Mexico (IAPA) extends a cordial invitation to the seminar by internet: "Neuromodulation as a treatment for addiction to substances and biomarkers of neuroimaging", which will be taught by Dr.

Effectiveness Bank Drug Treatment Matrix Row 4: The Talking Road to Recovery

Book

1 August 2018

Consolidates the lessons of the last five instalments of the course on drug treatment research, selecting and discussing key studies on psychosocial therapies for drug dependence. Research teaches us to see these as the enactment of the...

Diploma de Especialización en Intoxicaciones Agudas por Drogas de Abuso

17 January 2019

Sevilla

Spain

El consumo de drogas de abuso, es uno de los que más impacto tiene sobre la salud y la vida de las personas. En las sociedades occidentales se están produciendo cambios en los patrones de consumo de alcohol y drogas en jóvenes y adolescentes, con consumos intensivos, asociados fundamentalmente a contextos recreativos y de ocio .

Diploma de Especialización en Intoxicaciones Agudas por Drogas de Abuso

A Prospective, Observational Study Investigating the Use of Carbon Monoxide Screening to Identify Maternal Smoking in a Large University Hospital in Ireland

Scientific article

23 July 2018

Abstract Objectives: This study evaluated breath carbon monoxide (BCO) testing in identifying maternal smokers as well as the difference between disclosers and non-disclosers of smoking status. We also investigated if other extrinsic...

I CONGRESS OF POLICIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AND OTHER VICÍOS

14 September 2018

SERTÃOZINHO - SÃO PAULO

Brazil

INVITE V.S. To participate in the I Congress of POLICIES on alcohol, drugs and OTHER VICES that WILL HAPPEN in the DAYS SEPTEMBER 2018 14:15 at the TEATRO MUNICIPAL DE SERTÃOZINHO "PROFESSOR OLYMPIA FARIA ADAMI DE AGUIAR".

THIS CONGRESS AIMS TO DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF NEW POLICIES THAT POINT US SAFER OUTPUTS IN RELATION TO THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, SOCIAL REINTEGRATION AND MONITORING OF DRUG ADDICTS.

ENTRIES ARE FREE.

I CONGRESSO DE POLITICAS SOBRE ÁLCOOL E DROGAS E OUTROS VICÍOS

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Psychosocial Approaches in Drug Treatment Systems

Book

18 July 2018

Key studies on the role of psychosocial therapies in treatment systems. Seemingly the only feasible way to do more (recovery) with less (money), mutual aid is a major theme. Examine the evidence for whether systematically promoting...

Are Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Helping Cigarette Smokers Quit?

Scientific article

9 July 2018

Abstract Background The potential of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to reduce the cardiovascular and other disease risks of smoking is of great interest. While many smokers report using ENDS for cessation, their impact under...

As Demand and Deaths Increase, US and China Cooperate on Opioid Addiction Treatment

News

This article highlights the cooperation between the governments of China and the United States in sharing each other's substance use treatment and prevention experiences and finding opportunities to collaborate.