Addiction

U.S. National Report Shows Less Underage Drinking and Smoking, but Overall Substance Use and Mental Illness Levels Remain Constant

News

Some forms of substance use, such as adolescent (aged 12 to 17) underage drinking and alcohol use among young adults (aged 18 to 25), continued to drop according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)...

World Renowned Nightclub to Close after Drug-Related Deaths

News

London’s world-famous nightclub 'Fabric' has had its license revoked due to what local authorities have described as a “culture of drugs” at the venue. In the last four years there have been six drug-related deaths involving the nightclub...

Alcohol Abuse, Adulthood and ADHD

Scientific article

6 September 2016

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...

Youth Who Misuse Drugs Are More Likely to Commit Suicide

Scientific article

Suicide ranks among the top five causes of death among 15- to 19-year-olds. Research has shown that youth who misuse drugs are more likely to commit suicide than their peers who do not abuse substances. An estimated 27-50 percent of...

Online Learning Module: The Effects of Cannabis Use during Adolescence

News

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released an engaging learning module that provides evidence-based information on the effects of cannabis use during adolescence. The module is based on CCSA's report on the psychological...

The effects of cannabis use during adolescence

Teen Athletes and Opioid Use

Scientific article

Previous research has shown that young athletes might be at greater risk of nonmedical prescription opioid use due to injuries. However, a new study found that sports participation might act as a protective factor against opioid as well as...

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit

22 March 2016

Bethesda

United States

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

14 May 2017

Montreal

Canada

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

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress

17 September 2016

Vienna

Austria

The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) is a pan-European scientific association that encourages innovative research across the neurosciences and aims to translate new knowledge on fundamental disease mechanisms into new medicines and clinical applications. The annual ECNP Congress brings together neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psyc

Substance Misuse: Everybody's Business

11 October 2016

London

United Kingdom

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: