A recent project conducted through NDARC developed a best practice guide to assist primary care health professionals to identify, support and treat pregnant women who use substances. The project involved a review of effective treatment approaches and input from professionals with expertise regarding substance use in pregnancy.
A web-based intervention, “breakingtheice”, aims to provide users of amphetamine-type stimulants with help to reduce the harms arising from their drug use.
Angela Hawken, Associate Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at the School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University, CA, United States will deliver the keynote at the 2015 NDARC Annual Research Symposium.