Addiction

Guam's Fourth Annual Conference on Substance Use Disorders Among Pacific Islanders

26 September 2023

Guam

**CME AVAILABLE/SESSION SPOTLIGHTS**

The absence of data on driving under the influence of alcohol in road traffic studies: a scoping review of non-randomized studies with vote counting based on the direction of effects of alcohol policies

Scientific article

28 July 2023

Background Data concerning driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) are frequently characterised by their lack of availability, accuracy, or reliability. This inherent limitation poses challenges in the examination of the influence of...

Association between vmPFC gray matter volume and smoking initiation in adolescents

Scientific article

15 August 2023

Abstract Smoking of cigarettes among young adolescents is a pressing public health issue. However, the neural mechanisms underlying smoking initiation and sustenance during adolescence, especially the potential causal interactions between...

Supporting Change: Amplifying Voices - Scottish Drugs Forum's conference

31 August 2023

Glasgow

United Kingdom

SDF unites stakeholder perspectives which are too often marginalised in drugs debates. This event will identify shared themes, interests and issues of concern and explore means by which these stakeholders can become empowered to achieve Scotland’s national mission to reduce

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

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...