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The 2015 NDARC Annual Research Symposium will be held on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at UNSW in Sydney. Entitled Emerging Problems in drug and alcohol use: Current Problems & Future Solutions, the one-day symposium will showcase NDARC research, present latest results from some of our landmark studies and translate the results for clinicians and policy makers. As well as the keynote presentation (see related news story) the program will include results from studies looking at methamphetamine trends in Australia and early intervention and treatment and will close with a discussion panel on ice. Other sessions include alcohol use from pregnancy to adolescence; and evaluation of heroin treatments. There will be five breakout sessions giving delegates a choice of workshops and short presentations on suicide risk assessment and prevention; cannabis use interventions; mental health and young people; and pharmaceutical opioids. We will have 40 posters of our latest research on display and our popular fie minute poster presentation session will focus on interventions for marginalised and high risk populations.  Registrations are now open. For more information and to register, visit the NDARC website.

The 2015 National Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) Colloquium Innovative Treatments for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: Psychosis, Depression, and Trauma will be held in conjunction with The Mental Health Services Conference on Tuesday 25 August in Canberra. The one-day colloquium will cover a wide range of topics around substance use and mental health, presented by distinguished researchers from across Australia.  For more information, visit the CREMS website.

The annual Drug Trends Conference will this year be held in conjunction with the annual Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) Symposium on 14-15 October 2015. The Drug Trends conference provides the most up-to-date data and research on drug trends, including availability, market trends and consumption rates. The Drug Policy Modelling Program symposium presents the latest policy research and explores solutions. Bringing these two events together will provide delegates with both the latest trends and the latest solutions to drug related harm. Registration details will be available soon. Watch out for program details and online registration on the NDARC website.

The 2015 National Cannabis Conference will take place at the Rydges Melbourne on 7-9 October 2015. Speakers will address a range of important issues from intervention approaches among Aboriginal communities, to school-based prevention techniques and synthetic cannabinoids. Registrations and program will be available in June 2015. For more details see the website of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.