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| QUADREC - SEMINAR SERIES 2 | 29/09/09 | The “War on Drugs”
Monday October 19th, 2009
Auditorium 2, UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Building B71, Royal Brisbane Hospital Campus
Located between Herston Rd and O’Connell Tce.
Herston Qld 4006.
Cost: Free
In the USA the “War on Drugs” has actually been a
"War on People”.
Former US Police Chief Norm Stamper, PhD, is a major proponent of significant drug law reform, believing the "war on drugs" has actually been a war on people.
Dr Stamper was a police officer for 34 years. He served as chief of the Seattle Police Department from 1998 to 2000. Through his experiences, Dr Stamper has decided that the War against Drugs is unjust, inhumane and simply has not worked to address the issues around drug dependency. He is the author of “Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing”.
Dr Stamper argues that:
• The "war on drugs" has failed and costs thousands of lives and US $69 billion per year;
• Regulated availability would make our neighbourhoods safer and citizens healthier;
• The billions of dollars being wasted on the justice system could be better spent on improving health and social interventions to ameliorate drug problems;
• In his role as an advisor to Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), an organisation comprising former and current police officers and other government agents opposed to the war on drugs, Stamper argues that regulation of drugs is the only effective way to minimise the damage caused by drugs.
Dr Stamper’s visit is sponsored by the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation (ADLRF), an incorporated non-profit organisation which promotes drug policy reform and provides information on alternatives to reduce the harm, social costs and personal tragedies caused by illicit drug use and drug policy. It exists to encourage a more effective approach to the problems created by drugs in Australia. The membership of the Foundation consists of health workers, politicians, policy makers, lawyers and families who have been affected by the current policy towards illicit drug use.
For more information,map to the event or to make bookings please contact: QADREC 07 3365 5189 or Email y.flanagan@uq.edu.au download
| | THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DRUG & ALCOHOL CONFERENCE (NIDAC 2010) | 29/09/09 | 16–18 JUNE 2010
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
Across Australia, there are a number of people, organisations and communities working together to address Indigenous alcohol and drug issues and associated harm. Recognising that harmful alcohol and other drug use contributes significantly to the poor
health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, the continuing capacity and quality of these efforts is contingent on learning good practices and skills, building a local workforce and strengthening Indigenous communities to respond effectively.
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference aims to assist and contribute to further develop the capacity of those working to address these harms in meaningful and practical ways. The Conference will also showcase and celebrate the quiet efforts and achievements of those striving to improve the health and well being of our communities.
It is a time for listening, learning and leading the way on what can be accomplished on this important health and social issue within Australia.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Inaugural National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference will appeal to workers, service providers, organisation and government working in the areas of:
• Harmful Indigenous drug and alcohol use and associated harm
• Law and Justice
• Health and Medicine
• Community Development
• Indigenous Research
• Indigenous and health policy
The Inaugural “National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference” (NIDAC 2010) is proudly organised and supported by the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee. read on...
| | QUADREC - SEMINAR SERIES | 22/09/09 | The Impact of Maternal Drug Use on their Offspring: Advances in Prenatal Research, Education and Care
Monday October 5th, 2009
Room 015 Level 0, Public Health Building
School of Population Health.
The University Of Queensland,
Herston
Cost: Free
Presented by Professor Jake Najman Phd, FASSA Director of QADREC and Dr Reza Hayatbakhsh MD, PhD The University of Queensland
Over the last decade or so there have been changes in levels of illicit drug use by young females. This is a group likely to become pregnant and there has been some interest in the fetal/child health consequences of levels of illicit drug use by young females particularly with regard to drugs used in a recreational setting.
The Mater Hospital, Brisbane – has a long history of collecting routine obstetrical data when a mother attends for her first clinic visit. Since 2000 the same set of questions relating to substance use (licit and illicit) have been routinely administered to all public hospital patients. This provides a particular opportunity to monitor changes in rates of drug use by pregnant women. We also have data available from a 21 year pre-birth cohort study of pregnant women recruited at their first clinic visit, and their children followed up at 14 and 21 years of age.Data from both sources is used to assess changing patterns of drug use by pregnant women, and the impact of these changes on fetal/child developmental outcomes.
For more information or to make bookings please contact: QADREC 07 3365 5189 or Email y.flanagan@uq.edu.au download
| | Employment Opportunity at APSAD | 03/09/09 | APSAD is pleased to be recruiting for an Administrative Officer.
The Administrative Officer is involved in the compilation of the members’ quarterly newsletter, updating the Society’s website, processing of membership applications, maintenance of membership database, and provision of general administrative support to the APSAD annual conference and the Executive Officer.
For further information and to obtain a copy of the position criteria, contact Ms Liz Baxter at (02) 9331-7748 or exec.officer@apsad.org.au download
| | Drug Policy Modelling Program Research Symposium | 12/08/09 | Tuesday, 13th October, 2009
The Sebel, Surry Hills, NSW
28 Albion Street
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
for the full program
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| | NDARC Annual Symposium & Drug Trends Conference 2009 | 07/07/09 | 28-29 September 2009
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris St
ULTIMO, New South Wales
NDARC ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - Monday 28th September
The 2009 Annual Symposium will again highlight research projects undertaken at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and will be of interest to policy makers; clinicians and other health professionals working in the AOD field including front-line workers; researchers; community organizations and leaders.
NATIONAL DRUG TRENDS CONFERENCE - Tuesday 29th September
What’s new in illicit drug use in Australia?
The National Drug Trends Conference will present recent findings in illicit drug use, markets and related harms across Australia. Convened by Australia’s largest drug monitoring systems, the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS), the one day conference will include the first release of the 2009 findings, in addition to discussion of emerging trends in illicit drug use and what these mean for policy as well as other related issues in Australia. read on...
|  | | 2009 Oceania Tobacco Control Conference | 07/07/09 | Reducing Inequality through Tobacco
7-9 October 2009
Darwin Convention Centre
Darwin, Northern Territory
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| | WA Country Health Service Rural & Remote Mental Health Conference 2009 | 20/01/09 | Tuesday 10th to Friday 13 November 2009
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
For further information, contact the Rural & Remote Mental Health Conference Project Officer, Tanya Harley on tanya.harley@health.wa.gov.au
To keep up-to-date with the progress on this annual event read on...
| | National Binge Drinking Campaign | 01/12/08 | To find out information on the consequences of drinking to intoxication, visit Drinking Nightmare read on...
|  | | First Aid Guidelines Project: Problem drinking | 17/04/08 | ORYGEN Research Centre would like to invite members of the APSAD to participate in their project developing first aid guidelines for problem drinking.
First aid for problem drinking is the help provided to a person developing a drinking problem or in an alcohol-related crisis (e.g. alcohol poisoning). The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves. At present, there are conflicting views about how to support a person with drinking problems. Thus, the aim of this project is to get consensus between experts (consumers, carers and clinicians) on the best way to help.
Once developed, the Guidelines will direct the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training program. The MHFA training program was developed in 2000 in an attempt to provide basic knowledge to people on how to help someone who is experiencing mental health difficulties (see www.mhfa.com.au for more details). The course has been very well-received by the Australian public and has now been taught in Scotland, the USA, Hong Kong, Canada, Ireland, Finland, and the UK.
APSAD has been identified as a source of potential clinical experts by members of the ORYGEN research team. They are looking for members who are:
Clinicians – someone with professional experience in the area of problem drinking
Further, they would be grateful if members would pass on information about this project to any consumer or carer organisations as they are also recruiting individuals who fit the criteria below. However, for ethical reasons we request clinicians do not recruit their own clients.
Carer groups - someone who has cared for a person who has had a drinking problem and is now in an advocacy role
Consumer groups - someone who has at some time had drinking problems but is currently functioning well and able to reflect on their experience
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International Events |
| Europad 2010 | 25/08/09 | 28th - 30th May, 2010
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni,Finland
Organised by: The European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association read on...
| | 1st APBAM 2009 | 31/03/09 | Asian Pacific Behavioural and Addiction Medicine Conference, 5-7 November 2009
The Art and Science of Behavioral Change
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|  | | 51st International ICAA Conference on Dependencies | 04/09/08 | “Empowerment for Practitioners”
November 2-6, 2009
Limassol, Cyprus
The conference under the overall theme "Empowerment for Practitioners" will particularly focus on capacity building and target all those who work in prevention, treatment, research and policy development.
For detailed information: read on...
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