Addiction

Children and families affected by parental drug use Volume II

Report

In 2022, the project on children whose parents use drugs continued with threefold research: i. qualitative research based on interviews with children whose parents use drugs and with women who use drugs; ii. collection and analysis of...

HEAL Connections Sharing Session Two-Part Series: Inclusive Language, Imagery, and Storytelling for Addiction and Pain Researcher Teams

Webinar

Overview This Sharing Session was part one of a two-part series focusing on helping HEAL addiction researchers use language, imagery, and storytelling in respectful ways that engage all stakeholders. View the session slides

HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Inclusive  Language,  Imagery, and  Storytelling for  Addiction and Pain Researcher Teams

31 August 2023

Online

United States

In consideration of the distinct challenges HEAL Initiative research teams face, we will host two focused sessions on this topic, one focused on addiction, and one focused on pain, to broadly cover the HEAL portfolio. This is part 2 of the 2-part series. What You Will Learn:

Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Approaches for First Responders

Guide

15 August 2023

Abstract During their day-to-day work, first responders such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel often encounter people who use drugs (PWUD), including alcohol, opioids, stimulants, and...

Extended-release pharmacotherapies for Substance Use Disorders in incarcerated populations

Video and audio recordings

A history of harmful substance use or dependence is common among people in Criminal Justice Systems (CJSs) around the world. The time after an individual has left the CJS is of elevated risk for those with harmful substance use - with high...

Sex and gender differences in HCV risk and cascade of care among people who inject drugs

Video and audio recordings

This seminar explored why it is important to study sex and gender differences in people who inject drugs, with reference to examples relevant to hepatitis C risk and the cascade of care. It included an overview of why we study sex and...

Pharmacological management of acute methamphetamine withdrawal

Video and audio recordings

About the webinar: This seminar provided an overview of Liam’s PhD studies, beginning with a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously researched pharmacological treatments for methamphetamine withdrawal. It then proposed a novel...

Stigmatising imagery for substance use disorders

Scientific article

4 July 2023

Stigma is a barrier to treatment for individuals with substance use issues. Although there has been research conducted exploring the impact of stigmatising language, less is known about the effects of stigmatising images. This qualitative...

South African Addiction Medicine Society Symposium 2023

18 August 2023

Century City, Cape Town

South Africa

2023 South African Addiction Medicine Society (SAAMS) Symposium is organised by Velocity Vision and will be held from Aug 18 - 19, 2023 at Cape town, South Africa. The Symposium is dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based addictions care.

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Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma

27 July 2023

Nairobi

Kenya

ISSUP Kenya invites you to attend their upcoming webinar on Women, Religion, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Stigma.