Addiction

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) Bulletin: An Update on Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada and the United States

Guide

1 December 2022

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) is a pan-Canadian network of community partners co-ordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). The network has sites in British Columbia, Manitoba...

Families of people who use drugs: health and social responses

Guide

This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide. It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and social...

Brief counselling by a doctor can reduce drinking

Scientific article

A new systematic review and meta-analysis has found that alcohol-targeted brief interventions (short, structured, one-to-one conversations about drinking designed to motivate changes in risky behaviour) delivered in doctors’ offices and...

The ASAM 54th Annual Conference

13 April 2023

Washington DC

United States

The ASAM Annual Conference is the defining event in

National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit

10 April 2023

Atlanta

United States

Join the global community of stakeholders, focused on prevention,

Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Meeting

23 March 2023

Albuquerque

United States

Reaching new frontiers in

United Nations Synthetic Drug Toolkit

Guide

The United Nations Synthetic Drug Toolkit supports the international community in implementing comprehensive response measures to address the synthetic drug problem. The toolkit was developed in response to Commission on Narcotic Drugs...

Drugs of Abuse

Guide

1 December 2022

Drugs of Abuse delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way. With the information in this guide, parents and caregivers can help their children make smart choices and avoid the consequences of drug...

Experts’ views on how to design a tobacco control fund in the UK

Scientific article

28 November 2022

Abstract Objective To explore expert views on the potential value, and approaches to establishing and administering a tobacco control fund in the UK. Design Semistructured interviews and follow-up discussion groups. Subjects Twenty-four UK...

The power of connection: collaboration and co-design in clinical services

Video and audio recordings

This presentation explored a co-design process that was implemented in clinical services in metropolitan Australia from 2019-2022. The challenge of successfully implementing integrated care in mental health (MH) and alcohol and other drug...