Organized by Australia, Belgium, Canada, El Salvador and the Russian Federation, and European Union, UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Union for International Cancer Control, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and World Health Organization Miwa Kato, UNODC 80% of world defines opioid crises as not having access to opioids. How do we work this out …
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Side Event: Good Practices in Cross-Sectoral Cooperation: Civil Society Involvement in Policymaking in Europe
Organized by Finland and Spain, and Civil Society Forum on Drugs in Europe, Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network, European Union, Foreningen for Human Narkotikapolitikk, International Drug Policy Consortium, Rights Reporter Foundation and Youth Organisations for Drug Action. Moderator – Marie Nougier, International Drug Policy Consortium: Talking about good practice examples of how civil society and …
Side event: Lessons learned from marijuana legalization
Organised by Smart Approaches to Marijuana Community Alliances for Drug Free Youth: This is supported by Kevin Sabet and Sam. You may not know it, but I’m not Kevin Sabet – and neither is she. Kevin asked if I’d do a small, seven minute presentation at his event. The morning I got on the plane …
Side event: Forced treatment, people who use drugs and the right to health: empirical evidence from Asia and Latin America
Organized by Equis Justicia Para Las Mujeres A.C., the International Drug Policy Consortium, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Leigh Toomey, Vice Chair, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: (Intro) Annette Verster, World Health Organization: Health and welfare of humankind are the fundamental underpinnings of the Conventions. This is very important …
Side Event: Rehabilitation and social reintegration for released prisoners including ensuring continuity of health care services
Rehabilitation and social reintegration for released prisoners including ensuring continuity of health care services Organized by Zambia, and UNODC HIV/AIDS Section and UNODC Justice Section Alejandro Matta, Moderator Zambia supports post release programs and reintegration of people who have been imprisoned Alita Mbahwe, Zambian delegation Highlighting programs in Zambian custodial facilities. Government of Qatar thank …
Side Event: Public Health Responses to the Non-Medical Use of Cannabis
Organized by UNODC/RAB. Vladimir Poznyak, World Health Organization: We know that cannabis can cause intoxication of different severities. No doubt that regular cannabis use can result in dependence. CB receptors are not concentrated in the stem of our brain. Health is not only presence of absence of a disease, but the complete physical, mental, and …