Empowering Change: From Evidence to Action in Addiction Care and Research—Overview and Proceedings of the AMERSA 2024 Conference

Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar; Megan Buresh; Bradley M. Buchheit; Rachel McCart; Deborah S. Finnell

doi:10.1177/29767342251320201

Empowering Change: From Evidence to Action in Addiction Care and Research—Overview and Proceedings of the AMERSA 2024 Conference

Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Megan Buresh, Bradley M. Buchheit, Rachel McCart, Deborah S. Finnell

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This commentary provides an overview of the 2024 Association of Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction annual conference: Empowering Change: From Evidence to Action in Addiction Care and Research, held from November 14 to 16, 2024, in Chicago. The conference featured 16 interactive workshops, 166 oral abstract presentations, and 120 poster presentations. From the preconference workshop to plenary sessions, paper, and poster presentations, there was a focus on practical approaches to implementing evidence-based practices in a variety of settings.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Substance Use and Addiction Journal
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342251320201
State	Accepted/In press - 2025

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alcohol use disorder
best practices
conference
harm reduction
implementation science

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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