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Alcohol and Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Why Invest?

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Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...

2018 Recovery Capital Conference of Canada

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Toronto
Canada

Recovery Capital conference is a two-day event designed to provide accessible, accredited, and multi-disciplinary professional education on recovery capital and will bring together stakeholders in the recovery and addiction space to share and collaborate on the many facets of what recovery means today. The conference will feature international researchers, clinicians, policy makers and impactful key-note speakers. 

Recovery Support Technologies

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New York
United States

Educational Event: Technology offers one more avenue by which the behavioral health field can provide recovery support services. This training will focus on how recovery support services can be extended through the use of technologies (e.g., the web, smart phone, and cell phone).

Commissioning Impact on Drug Treatment

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Based on research, financial data and stakeholder surveys and testimonies, the UK government’s official drug policy advisers warn that without significant efforts to protect investment and quality, in England “loss of funding will result in...

International Conference on Addiction and Associated Disorders

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Stockholm
Sweden

A continuing professional development conference on addiction, highlighting integrated treatment practices that providers are using internationally today. 

The event will bring together a wide range of academics, researchers and practitioners to join discussions on the most innovative developing research and trending topics in the specialties of mental health, behavioural health, addiction and recovery.

Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: What Is Drug Addiction Treatment for?

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The first matrix cell on treatment (as opposed to harm reduction) seems a good time to ask: What is treatment there to do? ‘Cure’ addiction, or promote meaningful and productive lives? Meet patients’ wishes, or aid the government’s welfare...

The Importance of Nutrition for Recovery from Addiction

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How important is nutrition for recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)? According to new research published in the academic journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence the answer is: very. The paper, which looked at the relationship between...

Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

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This handbook provides guidance on using the web-based, multimedia tool 'Decisions in Recovery: Medications for Opioid Addiction'. This handbook and the web-based tool offer information about medication-assisted treatment. Both resources...