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On June 26, 2018 the Moscow city scientific-practical conference with international participation "Combating Drugs - Global Problems" took place, timed to coincide with the International Day against Drug Abuse. This day symbolizes the determination of the world community to strengthen international cooperation in creating a society free from drug addiction, contributes to a serious understanding in society of one of the main problems of our time — the problem of drug addiction. The event was attended by: a leading international organization advocating a drug-free Europe and representing millions of European citizens - European cities against drugs (European Cities Against Drugs - 249 cities in 30 countries around the world, also take initiatives and carry out various anti-drug activities in support of UN conventions - against the legalization of drugs and for a reasonable anti-drug policy); Health leaders and organizers; medical prevention specialists, general practitioners, general practitioners who provide primary health care and specialists of medical organizations of the Moscow state healthcare system of the stationary type, as well as employees of government departments and agencies, representatives of scientific institutions, public and other organizations
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On May 30-31, ECAD Secretary General will participate in the Planet Youth workshop in Reykjavik.
The workshop will provide an overview of the Icelandic Model of Substance Use Prevention. Emphasis will be made on both the scientific pillars underlying the model, as well as practical applications.
The workshop is divided into three sections:
1. A brief history and scientific criteria for the model
2. Survey data collection, processing and dissemination
3. Community outreach and practical work with stakeholders.
Location: Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura, Reykjavik, Iceland
Dates: May 30th and 31st, 2018
Times: 09:00 - 16:00 both days
Optional Study Visits: 1st of June 12:00 to 16:00
Light lunches included both days + coffee and snacks during breaks
Optional study visits June 1st
WORKSHOP AGENDA (PDF)
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and 6th World Forum Against Drugs
Conference materials
Kevin Sabet, PhD, Director, Drug Policy Institute, University of Florida, President, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), USA
Speech at the WFAD /ECAD 25th Mayors Conference, Gothenburg, May 15, 2018 (Video 5min.)
Michael Jonsson, Dr, FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency
Supply reduction in Peril? A lot of the worlds`s drug supply emanates from a war-torn Columbia
Text to the slides (PDF)
In Columbia, a peace deal has been struck, which gives hope for a closure of insurgency and violence (PDF)
Thomas Pietschmann, Dr, Drug Research Section, Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, UNODC
The International drug control system, global/regional and national drug patterns and trends, and supply reduction efforts at the international level (PDF)
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ECAD 25th Mayors Conference and the 6th WFAD Forum gathered together almost 400 participants from 45 countries, a network of networks indeed.
After 2 Conference days infused with the latest research on the risks of adolescent heavy use of marijuana, the reasons why endocannabinoids are present in many organs of our bodies and in the blood, and inspired by the importance of empowering the young in prevention, ECAD and WFAD are working on publishing the conference materials for you.
The amount of information covered both the atbt (Actions To Be Taken) according to the scientifically based recovery strategies in communities and the launch of the updated International Standards on Drug Prevention, with a powerful focus on individual, not on drugs.
We will provide you with the conference materials in the nearest days, simply visit www.wfadecad2018.se
ECAD thanks warmly the City of Gothenburg for the immense support and hospitality! We would like to extend our particular thanks to Ann-Sofie Hermansson, the Chair of the Executive Board and Marina Johansson, the City Councillor and the Chair of ECAD Sweden.
And our most cordial gratitude goes to Ove Lundgren, Development Manager of the Social Resource and Knowledge pool (Kunskapskällar`n) at the City of Gothenburg.
Here come some pictures from the Conference reception on May 13 and the inauguration on May 14.
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Please note that the accommodation date at the venue hotel for the joint conference - 25th Mayors` Conference and 6th World Forum Against Drugs on May 14-15 in Gothenburg, Sweden, is prolonged until April 11, 2018.
Hotel Elite Park Avenue at Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, is the Conference venue. It has now a prolonged booking deadline until April 11 at a specially negotiated price for ECAD/WFAD guests.
To book your hotel accommodation there, please go to the Conference/ Forum registration page.
@Klas Eriksson
The Conference is a joint project between ECAD, World Federation Against Drugs and the Swedish network of NGOs against drugs, and consists of 3 conferences in one.
The conference plenary sessions will be concurrent. One track of the sessions will be held in Swedish and will tackle specific Swedish areas.
The city of Gothenburg has a lot of hotels to your avail. The Conference/Forum organizers suggest Comfort Hotel Gothenburg at Skeppsbroplatsen 1 and a cheaper alternative, Le Mat B&B, just around the corner from the Conference Venue.
Don`t forget to register for the conference too. Please use the joint event webpage to register for the conference.
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The ECAD Mayors' Conference
ECAD's activities from year to year culminate in the annual ECAD Mayors Conference, hosted by a distinct ECAD member city every summer. Councillors and other politicians and policymakers convene with academics and civil society organizations to participate in seminars and study visits, discussing the latest developments in drug prevention efforts throughout Europe.
MAYORS` CONFERENCE 2017
ECAD 24th Mayors` Conference materials
On June 12-13, the city of Kaunas hosted ECAD 24th Annual Mayors`s Conference 2017
Safe Cities Without Drugs. Preventing, Protecting, Policing
Key-note speakers:
David W. Spencer, Field intelligence Manager, Drug Enforcement Agency, European Region
Supply reduction and dismantling drug trafficking organizations: In what ways can local communities benefit (PDF)
Kim Nilvall, Swedish National Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence section, Organized crime
Police work in socially disadvantaged areas in Sweden: Impact of drugs on urban crime (PDF)
Torsten Stodiek, Deputy Head, Strategic Police Matters Unit, Community Policing Advisor, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE
Preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism and radicalisation that lead to terrorism:
A community and intelligence led policing approach (PDF)
Jon Sigfusson, Director for Icelandic Centre of Social Research and Analysis, Reykjavik University, ICSRA
Youth in Europe and Planet Youth (PDF)
Laimonas Vasiliauskas, Senior Specialist, Serious and Organized Crime Department, EUROPOL
European Illicit Drug Market (PDF)
Antonio Boscini, Health Director, San Patrignano Community, Rimini, Italy
Recovery and social reinsertion: San Patrignano Community model extended (PDF)
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (PDF)
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT (PDF)
Conference Booking Form
Kaunas Castle
Picture: @Rokas Tenys
Warm welcome to Kaunas, Lithuania!
25th MAYORS´ CONFERENCE
and 6th World Forum Against Drugs
Conference materials
Kevin Sabet, PhD, Director, Drug Policy Institute, University of Florida, President, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), USA
Speech at the WFAD /ECAD 25th Mayors Conference, Gothenburg, May 15, 2018 (Video 5min.)
Supply reduction in Peril? A lot of the worlds`s drug supply emanates from a war-torn Columbia.
Dr. Michael Jonsson, FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency
Text to the slides (PDF)
In Columbia, a peace deal has been struck, which gives hope for a closure of insurgency and violence. (PDF)
Thomas Pietschmann, Dr, Drug Research Section, Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs
The International drug control system, global/regional and national drug patterns and trends, and supply reduction efforts at the international level (PDF)
Photo: Götaplatsen @ Klas Eriksson
Annual Mayors` Conference and the 6th World Forum Against Drugs will take off on May 14-15 in Gothenburg this year.
This joint event will address a growing interest to the effective prevention practices, full recovery and alternatives to incarceration and to life-long dependency on drug treatment.
The conference will create a room for elaborating a practical guide to how a recovery city will look like, this will be grounded on the recent evidence-based research. Sheffield Hallam University (UK), Ghent University (Belgium) and the City of Gothenburg have already started working on this guide in practice.
In order to find out more and to register please visit a joint webpage here.
MAYORS` CONFERENCE 2017
ECAD 24th Mayors` Conference materials
On June 12-13, the city of Kaunas hosted ECAD 24th Annual Mayors`s Conference 2017
Safe Cities Without Drugs. Preventing, Protecting, Policing
Key-note speakers:
David W. Spencer, Field intelligence Manager, Drug Enforcement Agency, European Region
Supply reduction and dismantling drug trafficking organizations: In what ways can local communities benefit (PDF)
Kim Nilvall, Swedish National Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence section, Organized crime
Police work in socially disadvantaged areas in Sweden: Impact of drugs on urban crime (PDF)
Torsten Stodiek, Deputy Head, Strategic Police Matters Unit, Community Policing Advisor, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE
Preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism and radicalisation that lead to terrorism:
A community and intelligence led policing approach (PDF)
Jon Sigfusson, Director for Icelandic Centre of Social Research and Analysis, Reykjavik University, ICSRA
Youth in Europe and Planet Youth (PDF)
Laimonas Vasiliauskas, Senior Specialist, Serious and Organized Crime Department, EUROPOL
European Illicit Drug Market (PDF)
Antonio Boscini, Health Director, San Patrignano Community, Rimini, Italy
Recovery and social reinsertion: San Patrignano Community model extended (PDF)
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (PDF)
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT (PDF)
Conference Booking Form
Kaunas Castle
Picture: @Rokas Tenys
Warm welcome to Kaunas, Lithuania!
Newsletters
Archives of ECAD's mailed newsletters from 2003 until 2013. To subscribe to ECAD's new email-based newsletter, click here.
Mission Statement
Official ECAD mission statements in six different European languages.
Resolution
The ECAD Resolution, crafted at a conference to increase cooperation between cities, provides inspiration and hope for areas with particularly difficult drug problems. The signatories to the resolution will affirm their decision to fight against the spread of drugs.