Children and Addiction – Drugs and Alcohol
This session will explore ways in which parents and schools can protect young people from problematic alcohol and drug use.
substance use
Recovery Month 2019
Every September the Recovery Month Campaign aims to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. Over the years, Recovery Month has promoted and supported new evidence...
Classification of Drugs: When Science Was Left Behind
In Classification of Drugs: when science was left behind, the Global Commission on Drug Policy explains how the historical classification of psychoactive substances has contributed to the "world drug problem". It is the first-ever...
2020 Collaborative Perspectives On Addiction Meeting
The Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) annual conference provides scientific programing on cutting-edge research and clinical advances across the
Webinar: Alcohol, MDMA and Cannabis Use: Impact on the Adolescent Brain
Summary
This webinar is for teachers, school staff, parents and others who are interested in understanding the effect of drugs on the adolescent brain. It will explore the development of adolescent brain and how this process is interrupted by the use of alcohol, MDMA and cannabis.
Cannabis Use among Adolescents: Risk Pattern, Implications and Possible Explanatory Variables
According to the Spanish Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Schools (ESTUDES), cannabis remains the most used illegal substance among Spanish adolescents, with around 3 out of 10 students reporting lifetime use. Several studies have warned of...
The 24th Managing Drug and Alcohol Problems in Primary Care Conference
The 24th Managing Drug and Alcohol Problems in Primary Care Conference 2020 will take place on Thursday 30 & Friday 31st January 2020 at RCGP HQ, 30 Euston Square, London.
Food and Addiction
The Journal of Eating and Weight Disorders has put together a topical collection on Food and Addiction. The collection examines the mechanisms of addiction in relation to eating, gaming and substance use. It also covers research on...
The Importance of Trauma Informed Support for People Using Substances
Dr Karen Bailey, Jude Kelman (lead psychologist for HMPPS women's estate) & Kirsty Tate (Learning and Development Lead for the Nelson Trust will lead the next Substance Use and Associated Behaviours (SUAB) seminar focussing on:
National Trainers Trained on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) 12 and 15 in Turkmenistan
From 15-21 July 2019 team of national trainers from Turkmenistan attended the National Training of Trainers held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. There were 12 representatives of drug dependence treatment service of the Ministry of Health of...
