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Present at AddictionZ 2025

Embracing the Hope and Healing Journey: Integrating Trauma, Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery in Addiction

Stand out as an expert in the MHAOD and behavioural health sector. Use your voice, experience and expertise to create positive solutions, services and ideas for prevention, treatment and recovery strategies in all addiction settings.

  • Share your experience and expertise with your peers in the MHAOD community. 
  • Lend your voice to the conversation about shaping the future of prevention, treatment and recovery.   
  • Inspire your peers with fresh ideas, insights and research, case studies and examples.
  • Build your reputation and enhance your professional profile.
  • Grow in self-confidence, leadership and influence.

Presenters come from all areas of Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Allied Health, Research, Academia, Culture and community.
You can choose to present solo or with a co-presenter.

Apply To Present

Presenter submission deadline:
October  25th, 2024.
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2025 AddictionZ Core Topics

In 2025, our conference theme is:


Embracing the Hope and Healing Journey: Integrating Trauma, Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery in Addiction.

We will explore the topics below (Click to Expand)

  1. Cutting-Edge Approaches in Addiction Medicine: From Innovations in Pharmacology to Neurobiological Insights
    • Advances in Pharmacotherapy / Medication-Assisted Treatment for substance use disorders
    • The neurobiological mechanisms of addiction and how they inform therapeutic interventions
    • Innovative approaches to nicotine dependence: beyond traditional methods 
    • Exploring new frontiers: Psychedelics in addiction treatment
    • Tailoring Pharmacotherapy: Individualised treatment plans based on genetic profiles

  2. Navigating the intersection: Addressing Addiction and Co-occurring Diagnoses/Disorders
    • Addressing mental health and substance use comorbidities
    • Managing chronic pain and substance use disorders
    • ADHD and substance use disorders: Understanding the link
    • Disordered eating, exercise addiction, and substance use: insights into treatment and recovery
    • Complex trauma and addiction
    • The intersection of domestic violence and substance use: strategies for intervention 

  3. Behavioural Addictions: Understanding and Addressing Modern Dependencies
    • The Vaping Epidemic: Understanding its Rise, Risks and Intervention Strategies
    • Gaming addiction: Support strategies and interventions.
    • Gambling addiction: Risk factors and effective treatments.
    • Technology addiction: Mental health impacts and prevention strategies.
    • Sexual addiction: Risk factors, impacts, and evidence-based treatments.
    • Eating addiction: Overcoming food-related dependencies.
    • Exercise addiction: Impacts and intervention approaches.
    • Expanding Beyond Chemsex: Addressing the Growing Trend of Drug Use for Sexual Enhancement Across Diverse Populations
    • The Rise of Nitazenes: A Deep Dive into the New Wave of Synthetic Opioids
    • Drug availability through cryptomarkets and the dark web.

  4. Cultural Humility and Demographic-specific Treatment Issues
    • Supporting marginalised individuals in addiction treatment and Recovery
    • Culturally sensitive approaches and community-based programs for all First Nations and Indigenous
    • Culturally responsive approaches and community-based programs for multicultural communities
    • Addiction in adolescents and emerging adults
    • Strategies to support individuals facing economic hardship and homelessness in addiction recovery
    • Veterans and military personnel: addiction and recovery
    • Racial and ethnic considerations in addiction treatment
    • Understanding the intersection of menopause, mental health, and alcohol use

  5. Multiple Pathways to Recovery: Innovative Approaches and Practices
    • Residential and in-patient programs: comprehensive care for long-term recovery
    • Transformative journeys: personal stories of resilience and recovery
    • Mutual aid groups: enhancing recovery through community support
    • Family dynamics: supporting recovery through relational health
    • Building recovery capital: strategies for sustainable re-entry
    • Integrative approaches: yoga and mindfulness in addiction recovery
    • Nature-based recovery: exploring outdoor and adventure therapy
    • Expressive arts and music therapy: healing through creativity

  6. Supporting Families Affected by Addiction
    • Family-based interventions for substance abuse prevention and treatment
    • Family-inclusive practices and support for parents in active use
    • Family integration in alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment
    • Addressing stigma and building resilience in families
    • Children and adolescents living with parental addiction

  7. Connecting for Recovery: Peer Support in Addiction Services
    • The role of peer support in recovery: relationship-based Approaches
    • Peer support in addiction recovery: Case studies and success stories
    • Trauma-informed care and self-care strategies for peer workers
    • Ethical considerations and frameworks guiding peer support in addiction services
    • Integrating harm reduction strategies into peer support

  8. Digital Health and Technology Innovation in Addiction Treatment
    • Digital therapeutics: Apps, wearables, and online programs for recovery.
    • Virtual Reality (VR) in therapy: Immersive environments for addiction treatment.
    • Digital peer support: Managing online recovery communities and virtual groups.
    • Building a connected ecosystem: Coordinating services and data sharing.
    • Virtual care coordination: Enhancing communication among multidisciplinary teams.
    • Cybersecurity and privacy: Protecting patient data in digital platforms.
    • AI in Clinician Feedback and Coaching: Enhancing Professional Development in Addiction Treatment
    • Leveraging AI for Personalised Addiction Treatment: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges

  9. Inclusive and Tailored Approaches to Addiction Treatment
    • Aging and addiction: Addressing substance use in older adults.
    • Neurodivergent individuals: Best practices and tailored interventions.
    • Justice-involved individuals: Recovery strategies and reducing recidivism.
    • Disabilities and addiction: Inclusive treatment for diverse needs.
    • Immigrant and refugee populations: Unique challenges and interventions.
    • Parenting and addiction: Balancing recovery and parental responsibilities.

  10. Workplace and Addiction
    • Addressing substance use and psychosocial risks in the workplace.
    • Employer-sponsored recovery programs: Supporting employees in recovery.
    • Strategies to create supportive workplace cultures around substance use.
    • The impact of shift work and non-traditional hours on substance use.
    • Remote work challenges: Substance use in a post-pandemic landscape.
    • Reducing workplace stigma and promoting open dialogue on addiction.
    • Understanding and addressing addiction among healthcare professionals.
    • Specialized support for vulnerable workers, including the sex industry.
    • Peer support programs: Building workplace networks for recovery.

What to present at AddictionZ

What content is best suited to share at AddictionZ

If you’re passionate about creating services and programs to support the mental health, prevention of addiction, treatment and recovery and you have research, ideas, insights or case studies to share – please apply to present at AddictionZ.

The conference committee is looking for presenters who are ready to share:

  • Research findings, data and information which could inspire changes in the sector and help create a sustainable future for prevention, treatment and recovery services.   
  • Case studies which inspire innovations across digital solutions, service delivery models and community connections.
  • Best-practice applications to create immediate improvement for practitioners and patients.
  • Successful projects and initiatives which can be shared to inspire your MHAOD and behavioural health peers.
  • Culturally responsive solutions for Indigenous, First Nations people and CaLD communities.

Presentation Styles

Oral Presentation

Take to the stage and present to the audience in a 20-minute speaking session with 5 minutes for questions.

Workshop Presentation

Keep the attention of attendees via engaging, hands-on learning experience in a 60-minute workshop.

Panel Presentation

Panel presentations bring together views from a group of presenters into a discussion of innovative ideas, current topics, and relevant issues. Each panel session will run for 60 minutes and will consist of at least 3 panel members.

Poster Presentation

Visually showcase your research or services via a printed poster, displayed in the conference exhibition area for the duration of the conference. A dedicated 15-minute poster session is included in the conference program. Posters also displayed virtually to e-delegates.

Important Dates

 

Presenter Applications Closing Friday 25 October 2024
Notification to Presenters Monday 18 November 2024
Presenter Acceptance and Registration Due Wednesday 27 November 2024
Program Launch Thursday 5 December 2024