The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Public Health 2026 (Canadian Public Health Association)
Meet in person at Public Health 2026!
Wednesday 11 March to Friday 13 March
Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2026 Annual Meeting
The SRNT 2026 Annual Meeting will be held March 4 - 7 at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel.
Registration will open in early December, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info [at] srnt [dot] org (info[at]srnt[dot]org).
Alcohol increases your risk of premature death
Highlights how drinking alcohol increases the risk of dying before the age of 75 (also known as premature death). With simple visuals, shows how many people out of 1,000 could die early based on the number of standard drinks they consume...
The Relationship between Food Addiction, Health Promoting Lifestyles, and Academic Achievement Among University Students
Background University students are in a transitional stage characterized by lifestyle changes, academic stress, and increased vulnerability to risky health behaviors, including food addiction. Food addiction has been linked to poor academic...
Managing Addictions in Primary Care Conference 2026
Thursday 26 February | 09:15 – 17:20
Friday 27 February | 09:15 – 16:30
In-person and online conference
INNSiDE by Meliá, Liverpool or online via Zoom
Strategic Workforce Planning in the Age of AI Conference
Faced with skills shortages and rapid advances in technology and AI, organisations are redesigning their workforce strategies to adapt to a rapidly changing world of work.
Personal Impacts of Substance Use
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) transforms complex data into insights that reflect real human experiences. Every aspect of the Canadian Substance Use Cost and Harms (CSUCH) project represents individuals with lived...
Adherence to mHealth quit smoking application ‘stopcoach’ on top of evidence based smoking cessation counselling: association with participant characteristics and long-term abstinence
Background Smoking is more common in lower socioeconomic position (SEP) groups, but smoking cessation interventions are less effective for these groups. StopCoach, an mHealth intervention, supports people with lower SEP in quitting smoking...
Initial stakeholder perceptions around opioid settlement funds in Pennsylvania
Background The opioid epidemic continues to pose significant challenges in the United States, with over 75% of nearly 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2022 involving opioids. Recently, efforts to curb the epidemic have made strides...
Becoming a Member of the Prevention Club: Development of Interdisciplinary Prevention Terminology
Introduction Prevention science is interdisciplinary, drawing upon multiple fields of research and practice to develop integrated knowledge. A challenge facing the field is the proliferation of different terms with the same meaning, and of...
