Summer Institute on Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction in Amsterdam, The Netherlands July 10-27, 2006

An intensive three-week summer program, which focuses on the study of addiction across cultures and is taught by an international faculty team. Helen Levine is the programme director. She received her doctorate in sociology from Boston College and has an extensive background in health services research, substance abuse treatment, disability, and survey research methods.

Now Available Free: Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much—A Clinician’s Guide

This authoritative new guide on alcohol screening and brief intervention is from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. It features a simplified, single-question screening process; information on anti-craving medications; helpful materials for your practice; and a handy pocket guide. Order online today at NIAAA.

National Grant Program Funds Health Professional Students Promoting Substance Abuse Training

The national organization Health Professional Students for Substance Abuse Training (HPSSAT) invites all health professional students to apply for the HPSSAT Local Grants Program, a new initiative encouraging health professional students to develop projects enhancing education in alcohol and substance abuse at their institutions. Under the HPSSAT Local Grants Program, students must be enrolled at accredited health professional schools in the United States and a member of HPSSAT (click here to join). Applicants will design and implement projects promoting
the need for more substance abuse training for healthcare professionals. Students may apply by submitting the
required proposal and budget via e-mail to under a rolling deadline.