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Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development

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Both alcohol and cannabis misuse is linked with impaired mental functioning. Understanding the impact of substance use is particularly important when studying the developing brain. A recent piece of research, published in the American...

2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium - Presentations

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A number of presentations from the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, which was held on Monday, 8 October 2018, have been made available. The theme of the event was Clinical, community and policy responses to emerging problems in drug...

The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Annual Meeting

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Washington, D.C.
United States

The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics is hosting its annual meeting from the 13th to the 16th of March 2019 in Washington, D.C.

The theme of the 2019 Annual Meeting is ‘From Molecule to Patient’.

The programme will address emerging clinical pharmacology and translational medicine issues that will span drug discovery, development, regulation, and utilization.

The Society of Behavioural Medicine Annual Event

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Washington, D.C.
United States

The Society of Behavioural Medicine is hosting its 40th annual meeting and science session between the 6th and 9th of March in Washington, DC.

Over 2000 students, researchers, clinicians and professionals will attend the event, which is designed to open up the dialogue about the latest research and practice in the field of behavioural medicine. Topics include:

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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San Diego
United States

The American Public Health Association’s annual meeting will take place between the 10th and the 14th of November in San Diego.

It is expected over 12,000 people will attend making it the largest gathering of public health professionals. The event will include opportunities to:

The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

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San Diego
United States

The Society for Neuroscience is holding its annual meeting on the 3rd to 7th of November in San Diego. 

It is expected over 30,000 people will attend this year's meeting in order to share ideas, research and experiences in the field of neuroscience. 

The event will include:

SPR 27th Annual Meeting - Call for Papers

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SPR 27th ANNUAL MEETING May 28 – May 31, 2019 Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA CALLS NOW AVAILABLE: Papers, NIDA International Poster Session, Preconference Workshops, and "Brown Bag" SIGs Submission Deadline for ALL Calls...

Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Prenatal Opioid and other Substance Exposure on Brain and Behavioral Development

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An expert panel meeting will be held on the 22nd of October 2018 to discuss the design of a recent piece of longitudinal research examining the impact of substance exposure on pre- and postnatal neural development. It will also discuss the relationship between pre- natal substance exposure and subsequent risk of mental illness and substance use, and the impact upon levels of social, behavioral and academic achievement.