Research and education is more beneficial than the war on drugs
PRESS RELEASE, 25th June 2010 In 1987, the United Nations declared 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The war on drugs using repression and a purely abstinence-oriented approach in treatment has a low efficiency and very high costs in the long term – the results of foreign studies show, and the correspondence of drug policies in the EU confirms, that those strategies giving at least equal importance to harm reduction lead to the lowest harm for society. Incongruity among the policies and research results from the area of drug policies can be solved only by sufficient interconnection of research and practice. In 2010, the Centre for Addictology is opening a new master’s degree programme concentrating on scientific and research work in the field of addictology that will educate future experts implementing drug policies.
Perspectives on cannabis treatment in the Czech Republic - health, legislation, politics
A parliamentary seminar was held on 8th April 2010 in Prague. While medical cannabis is widely used in many developed countries in order to relieve the symptoms of a number of serious diseases, the Czech Republic has been holding back in this respect until now.
Czech Republic to Support the Introduction of a Balanced Approach to Drugs in Georgia
PRESS RELEASE, Prague, 15 May 2010 Tomáš Zima, the Dean of the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, and Uli Rothfuss, the Rector of IB Euro-Caucasian University in Tbilisi, will sign a collaboration agreement at the Czech Embassy in Georgia on Friday, 21 May. The project, funded by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports as part of its development programme, involves the adaptation of the Czech system of under- and post-graduate education in addictology (a field of study concerned with addiction and addictive behaviours) into the system of education in the Republic of Georgia. Historically, it is the first project of collaboration between the Czech Republic and Georgia concerning higher (tertiary) education.
National conference on lifelong learning in Addictology
This conference is intended for all professionals involved with the idea of lifelong learning of experts in the field of Addictology.
EU Green Book on civil society
The EU Green Book was released by the European Commission (according to point 3.1. of the EU action plan). The aim of this document is the participation of civil society on the preparation and realisation of EU drugs policies. The document is not binding but rather informative.
Save buprenorphine substitution
If you have not yet signed up, you are invited to join the international movement to protest against the classification of buprenorphine as a narcotic in France.
12th National Conference of: Association for Addictive Diseases of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyne and 45th Conference of Section for Alcoholism and Other Addictions of the Psychiatric Association
The 12th national conference of the Association for Addictive Diseases of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyne, and 45th Conference of the Section for Alcoholism and Other Addictions of the Psychiatric Association took place on May 21-25 2006 in Merin, which lies on the shore of the Slapy reservoir.
Public lecture of prof. David Rasmussen, Dean of College of Social Sciences, Florida State University: Fighting Addiction to Drug War: What America Can Learn From Europe (An economic analysis of drug policy)
The lecture will be given under the auspices of Prof. Tomas Zima, Dean of the 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University. The lecture will be followed by open discussion. Translation to- and from Czech will be available.
For the media: topics covered by experts at the Centre for Addictology
These are the topics covered by experts in addictology from the Centre for Addictology
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European Union. European Social Fund.
Prague & EU: Investing into your future.
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