Society for the Study of Addiction 2012 Annual Symposium
Bruce Ritson will give the Society Lecture on the subject of alcohol policy and its implementation in Scotland, with an historical perspective
Themes:
- Emerging challenges in addiction psychiatry
- Alcohol: harms, interventions and policy
- The research base for policy
- Recovery
Speakers:
Dr John Roche New drugs, new problems? Responding to club drugs in Leeds Prof Val Curran Ketamine: an overview of its long-term effects on mental and physical health Dr Fiona Measham Changing trends in mephedrone and novel psychoactive substances Dr Adam Winstock New drug trends and unmet treatment need - Findings from the Global Drug Survey, 2011-12 Dr Richard Cooper Respectable 'addicts'? Identity and over-the-counter medicine abuse Dr Betsy Thom Delivering alcohol policy: the role of partnerships Dr Rachel Herring How do we judge the 'value' of alcohol interventions? Dr Richard de Visser 'I have more negative reactions to really drunk women': working with and against gender double-standards for drinking and drunkenness in interventions with young people Dr Petra Meier Alcohol price and availability: the evidence base Dr Jane Marshall Where now, UK alcohol policy? Dr Duncan Raistrick Interventions in the general hospital Annie Rushworth SMART recovery Dr John Kelly Mobilizers, mechanisms, and moderators of addiction recovery Mr Tim Leighton Recovery: is this a new agenda or not? - What has been the impact of changes in the government-imposed treatment agenda over the past 15 years?
Plus Dr Bridgette Bewick, winner of the 2012 Fred Yates prize, will present ‘Delivering personalised feedback and/or social norms information via the internet: promoting change in alcohol & other drug use’
Call for papers
As every year, we welcome delegates’ papers, in oral or poster form, and abstracts on any addictions subject are now welcome. Please click here for guidance. Please submit by email to: membership@addiction-ssa.org. Closing date for oral papers: Friday 14 September. Closing date for poster papers: Friday 12 October.
To register for the 2012 Symposium click here.
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