Addiction

Duration of Therapy – Does It Matter?

Scientific article

9 November 2017

Highlights Planned duration of therapy not associated with outcome in use of alcohol Actual attended sessions of therapy not associated with outcome in use of alcohol Frequency of research assessments significantly associated with use of...

2nd International Conference on Addiction Research & Behavioral Health

16 October 2019

Vancouver

Canada

The 2nd International Conference on

Webinar: How to Deliver Effective Opioid Substitute Treatment in Prisons

10 December 2018

Webinar

The Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) is hosting a free webinar on Monday the 10th of December at 7 pm.

The Global Drug Survey for 2019

News

The Global Drug Survey for 2019 (GDS2019) was launched on the 29th of October.

Self‐Medication with Alcohol or Drugs for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Scientific article

12 July 2018

Substance use is one way that people deal with the difficult symptoms present in mood and anxiety disorders. As people become more reliant on the effects of the substances to relieve distress the use can develop into dependence. Self ‐...

The VI International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances

8 April 2019

Maastricht

Netherlands

The VI International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) will be held on 8th – 9th April 2019 at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

The conference offers the opportunity to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on NPS among multidisciplinary professionals at the international level.

The key objectives of the event are:

Risk of addiction to social networks, self-esteem and self-control in high school students

Scientific article

1 January 2016

OVERVIEW Objective: To determine the relationship between the risk of addiction to social networks, self-esteem and self-control in students of 4th and 5th year of secondary level of a public educational institution of Metropolitan Lima...

Comorbid Opioid Use is Undertreated among Forensic Patients with Schizophrenia

Scientific article

6 November 2018

Abstract Background Substance use disorders are associated with poorer clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. There is no specific treatment for amphetamine or cannabis use disorder, but methadone and buprenorphine are used as...

The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) Annual Conference

22 July 2019

Cusco

Peru

The International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) is holding its 4th annual conference on July 22nd & 23rd, 2019 in Cusco, Peru.

Society For Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting

20 February 2019

San Francisco

United States

The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco are holding their 25th annual meeting on the 20th- 23rd February 2019 in San Francisco, California.