Addiction

WHO's 2017 Global Tobacco Epidemic Report

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The latest report on the global tobacco epidemic from the World Health Organization (WHO) is now available to download. Among its key findings is that around 4.7 billion people (63% of the world’s population) are now covered by at least one...

Preventing Drug-Related Deaths

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Drug-related deaths are rising and are a major concern to councils and our health partners. Deaths have increased sharply over the past five years and are now at their highest levels since records began. Any death related to the misuse of...

The Effectiveness of Illegal Drug Interventions

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This Health Research Board document reviews evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in the areas of prevention, harm reduction and long-term recovery from addiction to illegal drugs. It asks which interventions are effective for...

Understanding the Opioid Crisis: What's at the Heart of the Matter?

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Webinar
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United States

National attention is focused on the opioid crisis, and US communities are struggling to respond. In this webinar, leaders from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will share data and the science about opioid addiction, and dispel some common misconceptions about treatment and recovery.

What Is Known about New Psychoactive Substances?

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New psychoactive substances (NPS), sometimes referred to as ‘legal highs’, are new drugs that have received much media attention of late. A new study published in Public Health Research reviewed existing research into NPS with the view to...

The Brain’s Role in Drug Addiction

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Latest research suggests that the impairment of the lateral habenula (LB) – the region of the brain known to register negative experiences – can contribute to the development of drug addiction. The study, conducted on laboratory rats by...

How to Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis?

Scientific article
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Much the result of a poor understanding of how to treat chronic pain, the United States has in recent years been rocked by an unprecedented drug crisis: The opioid epidemic. Opioids include drugs derived from opium, such as heroin, as well...

19th International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference

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Abu Dhabi
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United Arab Emirates

The 19th International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Annual Conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, October 26th - 29th, 2017. "New frontiers" is the focus of the meeting where recent scientific discoveries in the field of addiction will be highlighted, as well as challenges facing the Middle East as it confronts the new reality of addiction among its youth.