addiction

International Research Partnerships: Elements of Success

Video and audio recordings
THe presenters for the session were Susana Henriques, from The Open University, Portugal, and Roger Peters, from the University of South Florida. Dr Henriques and Dr Peters have successfully collaborated on international research, and they...

Is a brain-based understanding of addiction predominant?

Scientific article
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Abstract Introduction Brain-based explanations of addiction have become a prominent explanatory model in recent decades. Although opposing views have been published, there is no large-scale study of researchers' opinions, unlike for...

Socioeconomic lens on addiction

Video and audio recordings
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In this webinar, the speakers take a look at the social and economic factors influencing addiction (particularly injecting drug use), and its impact on particularly disadvantaged groups, such as young people transitioning from out of home...

South African Addiction Medicine Society Symposium

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Johannesburg
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South Africa
Pre-symposium workshop: Medical management of opioid use disorders — Friday, August 19. Main programme consisting of 5 plenary sessions — Saturday, August 20.