Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Although the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary for most people, the brain changes that occur over time challenge an addicted person’s self control and hamper his or her ability to resist intense impulses to take drugs. Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others.

Major Conferences

Party Drugs Conference - Brisbane 2019

11h 30m CPD, 28 - 29 Nov 2019 | Brisbane

The purpose of this conference is to inform health professionals and teachers about the risks associated with the use of “party drugs” and strategies to minimise harm, particularly among adolescents and young adults.

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Teenagers and Risky Behaviours Conference 2020 - Sydney

11h CPD, 27 - 28 Feb 2020 | Sydney

This program provides insights about teenage health concerns and strategies for promoting a road to a hale and hearty adulthood.

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Teenagers and Risky Behaviours Conference - Brisbane 2020

11h CPD, 18 - 19 Jun 2020 | Brisbane

This program provides insights about teenage health concerns and strategies for promoting a road to a hale and hearty adulthood.

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