addiction

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...

The 5th Youth Advocacy Forum

Webinar

Subject: Invitation to the 5th Youth Advocacy Forum on "E-cigarettes and Vaping Products: An Overlooked Pandemic" Dear All, On behalf of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, it is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation to you for...

Shadow Dancing: Embodied Recovery from trauma and addiction

Book

2 December 2023

Spanish University Postgraduate Training on Addictions: The Historic Development and its Current Situation

Scientific article

13 February 2024

BACKGROUND: Drug dependence is a public health problem that requires trained professionals to effectively address this issue. The aim of this study was to analyse postgraduate university training programs specialising in addictions in Spain...

NAADAC Northwest Regional Conference 2024

8 May 2024

Seattle/WA

United States

The NAADAC 2024 Northwest Regional Conference on Indigenous Peoples: Awareness, Knowledge, and Cultural Practices, hosted by NAADAC and its Northwest affiliates, will take place in Seattle, WA.

Date: Wednesday, May 8 - Friday, May 10, 2024!

19th International Congress of Psychiatry, the 7th International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and 4th International Congress on Addiction Psychiatry and Dual Diagnosis

11 June 2024

Cairo

Egypt

The 19th International Congress of Psychiatry, the 7th International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and 4th International Congress on

The Power of Words: A Deep Dive into the Language of Addiction

ISSUP Webinar

27 February 2024

ISSUP Global presents its webinar on the Language of Addiction.

Mental Well-Being and Addictions: An Insight into the Migration Phenomenon through Health

Opinion piece, commentary

3 January 2024

Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ), host institution of the ISSUP Mexico Chapter, carries out various activities related to the challenges of migration. On this occasion we share an article that is part of the International News section...

3rd Asian Public Mental Health Congress

25 November 2024

Bali

Indonesia

3rd Asian Public Mental Health Congress will provide the psychiatrist and scientists to present their latest research works in the areas of depression,

Asian public mental health congress - Bali