substance use

Addiction Journal Book List

Website
Addiction journal publishes new book lists five times per year, both in print and on this website. Items are alphabetised by author within each list. The book list includes the latest evidence-based literature related to substance use and...

Deaths Due to New Psychoactive Stimulants

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Sydney
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Australia

This seminar will cover recent research on all deaths due to new psychoactive stimulants in Australia.

Seminar Summary:

Substance Misuse and Young People: Critical Issues

Book
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Substance Misuse and Young People: Critical Issues is a comprehensive source of information on young people’s requirements for assessment, treatment and other interventions because of their misuse of substances. It highlights approaches...

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

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Global Campaign

Many teenagers are not aware of the risks to their health, to their success in school and the dangers while driving under the influence. When teens are given the scientific facts about drugs, they can be better prepared to make good decisions for themselves and they can share this information with others.

Goal Commitment Predicts Cannabis Use for Adolescents in Treatment

Scientific article
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Background: Commitment to change is an innovative potential mediator and mechanism of behaviour change (MOBC) that has not been examined in adolescents with cannabis use. The Adolescent Substance Abuse Goal Commitment (ASAGC) questionnaire...

Increasing Effective Clinical Supervision for SUD Treatment Providers

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Webinar
Description

The critical role of clinical supervision in both staff development and retention are well-documented. The disconnect between the need for clinical supervision and the consistent provision thereof in the field, however, is often attributable to common barriers experienced among service providers.