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Matosinhos Drug Policy Conference: Prevention, Treatment and Insertion: Debating Practices

6-7 December 2004, City Hall, Matosinhos, Portugal

www.cm-matosinhos.pt



In early December 2004, the City Council of Matosinhos, which is a part of the Oporto greater area, held a drug policy conference on ‘Prevention, Treatment and Insertion: Debating Practices’. The conference provided the occasion for local stakeholders, national experts and policy-makers to debate best practices to tackle the drug use problems ranging from cannabis and ecstasy consumption to heroine use in the urban and suburban areas in Portugal.

More specifically the discussion explored the different ways to translate the innovative national drug policy framework which was set up three years ago and removed drugs use from the criminal book, into effective local practices. The conference was attended by 300 participants from the local university, community leaders, as well as parent associations and field practitioners.
PROGRAMME



Monday, 6 December

09:30 Welcome introductions
  • Narciso Miranda, Mayor, City of Matosinhos

    10:00 Session 1
  • Nuno Freitas, President of the Drug and Drug addiction Institute
    National Strategy to fight drug abuse
  • Luísa Salgueiro, Municipal Councilwoman for Health
    Municipal Plan for the prevention of Use/Abuse of Drugs: results and orientations
  • Jorge Negreiros, University of Psychology of Oporto
    Consumption patterns: old and new trends
  • Thierry Charlois, Programme Coordinator, European Forum on Urban Security
    Presentation of Project: “Democracy, cities and drugs”

    14:00 Primary Prevention
  • Jorge Negreiros, University of Psychology of Oporto
    Moderator
  • Inês Abraão
    Primary Prevention: which way?
  • Victor Silva
    Subcultures of dance music and drug abuse
  • Fabrice Pothier, Head of Policy Analysis, ICOS
    New response to the psychoactive substance epidemic

    Tuesday, 7 December

    09:30 Ways of Intervention
  • Adelino Vale Ferreira
    Moderator
  • Luís Patrício
    The treatment: old and new routes
  • Jesus Cartelle Fernandez
    Communitarian boarding of the drug addiction: the social integration
  • Maria José Corte Real and Cristiana Alves
    Presentation of project of reduction of risks: "Metas"
  • Joana Catarino
    Presentation of project of reduction of risks: " Street Team"

    14:00 Workshops
  • Teixeira de Sousa and Joana Coutinho
    Use of sociodrama techniques with young in risk
  • Turbano Oliveira
    Leisure music in the health and well-being



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