Addiction

Alcohol insensitivity and the incentive salience of alcohol: Two decades of work relevant to future directions of the addictions neuro-clinical assessment

Scientific article

7 February 2025

In a recent article, Gunawan and colleagues explore how the Incentive Salience (IS) domain in the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA) framework relates to alcohol motivation and alcohol insensitivity. Their findings support previous...

International Medicine in Addiction Conference (IMiA25)

29 August 2025

Sydney

Australia

We are excited to welcome you to the premier gathering of medical professionals, researchers, and thought leaders in the field of

International Conference on Substance Abuse and Addictive Behavior

23 July 2025

Macau

China

The Asian Association for

Redefining Recovery: Insights into Gambling and Substance Use Disorders

7 May 2025

Online

This webinar will offer

The Psychology of Addiction and Obesity: New Treatments

Website

Addiction and obesity share similar neurological pathways, both linked to compulsive behaviors and the brain's reward system. Research has highlighted the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed for diabetes, to help...

VCU researchers are developing a long-acting medication for opioid addiction

News

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have developed a new version of a medication for opioid use disorder that could offer longer-lasting treatment. Current medications for opioid addiction often require daily doses, but...

Maternal cannabis use disorder and offspring behavioral outcomes: findings from a linked data cohort study

Scientific article

Few studies have looked into how cannabis use during pregnancy affects the development of disruptive behavioral disorders (DBDs) in children, often using small sample sizes and self-reported data. This study aimed to understand the link...

6th Annual Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) Conference

21 May 2025

Quebec City

Canada

The Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) promotes, through research, practice and policy, the well-being of family members, friends and colleagues who are affected by, and/or concerned about another person’s problems with or addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling.

50th Annual Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol

9 June 2025

Glasgow

United Kingdom

The Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol was established in 1986 and originated in the epidemiology section of the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA). The KBS society is an international organization of scientists engaged in research on the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems.

Motivational Interviewing: A Pathway to Partnership in Care

Opinion piece, commentary

17 March 2025

Motivational Interviewing (MI) has long been a personal favourite amongst intervention modalities. Much of the work my teams and I have done in the Addiction Psychiatry Division at the University of Cape Town has been anchored in MI’s core...