Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
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ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual) Session 1 - Setting the scene: A rationale for the conference
Join us for the First Session of the ISSUP International Conference 2021 (Virtual).
Addressing mental health and substance use in the youth justice setting
This seminar took place on Wednesday 29th September and focuses on youth justice. It was the first in a series of seminars hosted by The University of Sydney after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Youth Justice NSW in July 2021.
A Conversation About Corruption in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Elizabeth Saenz, UNODC, presents on the issue of patient abuse and corruption in treatment and provides a call to action on the need to address this problem that spans across countries.
Residential Rehabilitation: Current evidence and future research directions
This webinar highlighted the evidence base underpinning drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation and discussed future research directions. Residential rehabilitation provides an important role in alcohol and other drug treatment. The...
Addiction treatment in India: Legal, ethical and professional concerns reported in the media
This study is a content analysis of newspaper reports from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019 looking into legal, ethical and professional concerns regarding the treatment of substance use disorders in India.
NIDA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invite you to the annual 2021 NIDA-NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention*.
The Mini-Convention will be held as a 2-day virtual meeting on November 1-2, 2021.
Expert Elicitation as a Research Tool
This webinar aims to discuss the 2020 ISAM global survey project, review the literature on expert surveys and exemplar expert elicitation projects, identify areas for improvement, and outline the potential future directions of the ISAM Global Survey Network.
Annual ISAM Conference
November 19-20-21, 2021
The Annual International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Conference will be virtual between November 19 and November 21, 2021.
This global event is dedicated to providing world-class addiction medicine education and provides an exceptional opportunity to highlight new research, innovative practices, sociopolitical ideas, and new approaches to treatment.
APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference (Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs)
The APSAD Conference provides an opportunity for networking and idea sharing in a friendly and informal atmosphere with a cross-section of AOD workers; practitioners, researchers, peer workers, consumers, and policymakers.
The conference also contributes to building capacity and capability in AOD by providing opportunities for engagement and learnings from early to mid-career, and more experienced researchers and clinicians.
Identifying NGOs working on drug treatment in humanitarian settings
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and specifically the Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) are working on addressing substance use and substance use disorders in humanitarian settings. In this context...