Policy
23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
The International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conferencebrings together delegates from the areas of public health and safety, traffic, and transport psychology, public health, law, medicine, economics, law enforcement, public policy, education, pharmacology, toxicology, forensic science, human factors, and alcohol intervention and rehabilitation.
Addressing long overdue social and structural determinants of the opioid overdose crisis: Drug and Alcohol Dependence Special Issue
This special issue addresses a rapidly growing area of research with a pressing public health need, the social structure of opioid use. Specifically, this issue compiles original articles that apply theoretical and empirical frameworks to...
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020
In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland. This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019. Other key findings show: The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years – there were 4½...
Introduction to stigma
Kicking off the Spotlight on Stigma series, this seminar covers some of the key concepts and ideas in stigma. We will hear from key community leaders regarding the central stigma-related issues of concern and the strengths communities have in managing stigma and its effects.
Spotlight on Stigma
Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalization of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation
Over the past era, there has been a call for legalizing marijuana cultivation and trading for commercial purposes in South Africa. Advocates of the call argue that the criminalization of commercial marijuana cultivation and trading has...
Learning from International Smokefree Homes Research
This event presents two international smoke-free homes projects and discusses the learning from them for research, practice and policy.
About this event
SPEAKERS:
Professor Kamran Siddiqi, University of York, UK - What can we learn from a large trial of smoke-free home interventions (MCLASS II) in Dhaka Bangladesh?
18th European Aids Conference
In 2021, the 18th European AIDS Conference will be online & onsite in London, United Kingdom,
October 27-30, 2021.
The 5th Biennial National Symposium on Drugs and Drug Control Policy in Nigeria
CRISA are happy to announce the 5th Biennial National Symposium on Drugs and Drug Control Policy in Nigeria. You are hereby invited to present your work and participate in discussions on the drug and alcohol situation in Nigeria. Special attention will be devoted to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability and use of psychoactive substances and other addictive behaviours.
NHS Addictions Provider Alliance 2021 Annual Conference
The NHS APA invites you to join us at our free and virtual conference on the 13th of October 2021.
Stigma all too often prevents a person from seeking or accessing the vital treatment and support they need to recover from addiction.
