Events

A FREE educational and reality-based information session for families and friends supporting someone using alcohol and/or other drugs. Stepping Forward Sessions are FREE educational meetings for families, friends and supporters delivering useful information and strategies to those supporting someone using alcohol and other drugs. These sessions aim to increase people's confidence and competence in managing

Understand the inner workings of the brain on drugs and how to work effectively with cognitive impairment Alcohol and other drugs can affect the brain in both consistent and idiosyncratic ways. Up to 70% of people in alcohol and other drug treatment have significant temporary or long-term cognitive impairment related to drug use, lifestyle, or

Gender differences in substance use disorders: Implications for treatment, presented by Dr Shelly Greenfield, MD, MPH. This presentation will review trends in the epidemiology of gender differences in the prevalence of substance use and substance use disorders in the U.S. . New data from a community survey of women (18-70 years) and substance use patterns