Practice

New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development

News

In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. The study has, to date...

A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release

Scientific article

1 March 2018

Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.

Workshop on Gender Equality and Early Career Development

22 March 2018

Zurich

Switzerland

Aimed at young and early career researchers this two day workshop aims to build capacity for those working in an interdisciplinary field.

Methadone Induction in Primary Care for Opioid Dependence: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial

Scientific article

22 November 2014

From France the first study to randomly allocate patients to start methadone maintenance either in primary care or at a specialist centre found primary care more attractive to patients and no less safe or effective at reducing street-opioid...

The American Society of Addiction Medicine Standards of Care

Book

27 October 2013

This document is a useful resource for physicians that manage care services of patients with drug use disorders and its related consequences. It is intended to support quality improvement activities conducted by health care provider systems...

Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse Annual Conference

8 November 2018

San Francisco

United States

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42nd Annual AMERSA Conference

International Nurses Society on Addiction 42nd Annual Educational Conference

3 October 2018

Denver

United States

This conference focuses on the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for any nurse who cares for persons with substance use, abuse and addictions. Providing patient centered care through prevention, screening,

INEBRIA 2018 (International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs)

27 September 2018

Santiago

Chile

The conference will take place in Santiago de Chile, Chile, September 26-28 and the title for this year’s conference is “Challenges faced in the implementation of brief interventions in diverse settings, contexts and population groups”.

3rd International Congress on Addictive Behavior and Dual Diagnosis

16 August 2018

Stockholm

Sweden

This educational event has been designed with illustrious researchers in the field of psychiatry, psychology, neurology, professionals from academia as well as from health care, and eminent researchers contributing their research outcomes and views to the expansion of

Nicotine and Tobacco: Current Issues, Policy & Practice

21 May 2018

Stirling

United Kingdom

Building on our previous CPD courses on tobacco control and alcohol policy, the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies is delighted to be offering the CPD course on nicotine and tobacco again in 2018!