The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Wide Eyes and Slurred Words: The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks
Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is becoming increasingly popular. And yet, recent research suggests that combining the two could be risky, more so than drinking alcohol on its own or with more traditional mixers such as coca-cola or...
The National Cannabis Summit: Science, Policy and Best Practices
The National Cannabis Summit: Science, Policy and Best Practices will be held August 28-30, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt Denver, in Denver, Colorado.
The summit will look at how changing cannabis policy and norms impact:
Cultural Elements in Treating Hispanic Populations
This training will increase the competencies of addiction professionals working with Hispanic or Latino communities to integrate culture into practice and affect successful outc
Webinar: Promoting SBIRT in an Interprofessional Setting with Vulnerable Populations
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
This two-day course is designed to introduce clinicians and staff members from diverse professional backgrounds to the foundational concepts and skills of motivational interviewing (MI), including the underlying Spirit of MI, Four Processes, and Core Skills.
Clinical Application of Cultural Elements for Hispanic and Latino Populations
This manual is designed to teach cultural competence concepts, values, and strategies for engagement and treatment with Hispanics and Latinos with substance use disorders (SUD). The manual introduces a basic understanding of cultural...
3rd International Symposium on Drug-Impaired Driving
This international symposium will put the spotlight on key developments relevant to road safety in recent years and highlight the implications of these for drug-impaired driving.
The Growing Need to Address the Use of New Psychoactive Substances
A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Managing the Talking Route to Recovery
Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...
61st Regular Session of CICAD
The sixty-first regular session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) will be held in Washington, D.C., April 24-26, 2017. The draft agenda for the meeting as well as all other documentation (Draft Schedule of Activities, Information Bulletin with registration instructions, reports and presentations) will be posted on CICAD’s webpage www.cicad.oas.org in due course.
