The intersection of substance use with broader public health concerns.
Public Health
Disseminating the European balanced approach on drugs through training
Objective: A conversation with former European Drugs School students on their careers and the legacy of the school.
Introduction: Marica Ferri (EMCDDA) and Isabel Flores (ISCTE-IPPS)
Chair: Alessandra Bo
Guests:
32nd European Society for Social Drug Research Conference
The ESSD was founded in 1990 as an association of European social scientists working on drug issues. Its principal aims are to promote social science approaches to drug research, particularly support qualitative and novel research methods, and encourage early career researchers.
The ESSD holds annual conferences to promote collaboration and cooperation among researchers working in the drugs field.
A Health Led Approach to Drug Policy 2021
Join National & International Leaders in Health Led Approaches to Drugs discussing policy developments in 2021!
Institute of Alcohol Studies: Alcohol and the Sustainable Development Goals
Alcohol and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
About this event
The seminar will run for 1.5 hours and will consider the impact of alcohol on the SDGs.
Speakers:
Chair: Kristina Sperkova, Movendi International
Dudley Tarlton, United Nations Development Programme
Professor Jeff Collin, University of Edinburgh
Alcohol Occasionals - Greenspace programmes for problem substance use
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) warmly invite you to join us online on Tuesday 15 June from 12:30-14:00 BST for our sixth and final SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2021.
European Drug Report 2021 Launch
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use and supply? What drugs are causing the most concern today? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking? Find out more when the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches its European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments in a live online media event on 9 June.
Addressing Alcohol Consumption and Socioeconomic Inequalities: How a Health Promotion Approach Can Help
This session will reflect on recent evidence and illustrate initiatives across countries aimed at addressing the availability, affordability and acceptability of alcohol in socially and economically disadvantaged populations.
Ukraine: WPA 2021 Regional Congress “Psychopathology in Periods of Transitions”
The WPA 2021 Regional Congress “Psychopathology in Periods of Transitions” organized by the World Psychiatric Association in collaboration with the Ukrainian Psychiatric Association and Charitable Foundation Research Innovation in Medicine “RIMON” will take place on July 7-9, 2021 in the exciting and cultural city of Kyiv, Ukraine, in a hybrid format (offline & online).
WHO Quitting Toolkit
With professional support and quitting services, tobacco users double their chances of quitting successfully. This WHO toolkit is aimed at tobacco users and is designed to provide information, reasons to quit and resources in an easily accessible format.
