Addiction

The Essentials of ... Series: Motivational Interviewing

Guide

The Essentials of.... is a series developed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) that offers evidence-based guidance and practical information to enhance practice in the substance use field. Here, you can find out...

Motivational Interviewing in Africa Webinar Series

Video and audio recordings

In this webinar series, hosted by the South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre in collaboration with MI & Beyond, William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, co-founders of Motivational Interviewing engage with clinicians and...

Guam's 3rd Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders among Pacific Islanders

20 September 2022

Online

The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center cordially invite you to save the date for Guam’s Third Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders among Pacific Islanders. This live virtual conference is available at no-cost and is scheduled to take place during National Recovery Month on September 20-21, 2022 from 8:00am-3:00pm ChST.

Webinar on Career Opportunities at UNODC

2 June 2022

Online

Discover UNODC's mandated areas!

02 June 2022, 9-10 AM (Central European Time zone, Vienna, Austria)

02 June 2022, 3-4 PM (Central European Time zone, Vienna, Austria)

Awareness Lecture and Workshop on Risky Behaviors & Substance Use in an International Family Medicine Conference, Avari Hotel, Lahore Pakistan

News

Two days International Family Medicine Conference has been arranged at Avari Hotel in Lahore Pakistan on May 21 and 22, 2022. The organizers were the team members of WONCA SAR. The guest speaker/trainer invited to grace these initiatives...

Is fetal brain monoamine oxidase inhibition the missing link between maternal smoking and conduct disorders?

Scientific article

8 May 2008

Abstract Smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness in the world today. Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE) is a particularly insidious form because so many of its associated health effects befall the unborn child and produce...

2022 NDARC Annual Research Symposium

20 May 2022

Online

The 2022 NDARC Annual Research Symposium is being held on Tuesday, 20 and Wednesday, 21 September 2022.

Registration: Registration opens June 2022.
Program: Program coming soon.

Intentions and Attempts to Quit Smoking Among Sexual Minoritized Adult Smokers After Exposure to the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign

Scientific article

9 May 2022

Abstract Importance Significant disparities exist in smoking behaviors by sexual minority status in the US. Objective To examine potential differences in the associations between exposure to the Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign and...

Call for Papers- Drug Addiction Research in China

News

Drug addiction has been a major public health problem bringing a heavy burden to patients, families and society in China historically and contemporarily. In the recent two decades, animal and clinical research on mechanisms, trajectories...

Implementing Adolescent SBIRT

Scientific article

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based approach to early intervention of substance use. This mixed-methods evaluation assessed the implementation of an adolescent SBIRT change package across 13...