First Global Conference On Methamphetamine: Science, Strategy, and Response
Featured Speakers Conference Schedule
Major & Concurrent Sessions
Featured Speakers Conference Schedule
Major & Concurrent Sessions
The Czech Republic, Charles University, the City of Prague, Network Environmental Systems, Podane Ruce, Cranstoun Drug Services, Sananim, the Harm Reduction Coalition, and The Thorne Group, are honored to co-sponsor the First Global Conference on Methamphetamine: Science, Strategy and Response.
On September 15th and 16th of this year experts from the fields of science, public health, criminal justice, government, and civil society, will come together at the First Global Conference On Methamphetamine in the historic city of Prague to discuss a wide range of topics centering around Methamphetamine The conference has been organized in response to an emerging consensus among experts that methamphetamine use is a complex problem that presents a significant challenge to existing philosophies and strategies.
While local and national communities are under siege by a perceived methamphetamine epidemic rush to pursue solutions, many facets of the problem remain to be discovered, examined, debated, illuminated and verified. It is in this spirit of discovery, discussion, and cooperation that we are convening this summit. As the first event to gather global experts from varied fields, with diverse and even sometimes divergent perspectives, the conference is assured to be an unparalleled event.
The conference will take place in Prague's City Hall, with speakers and delegates attending from more than 20 nations. Delegates will have access to over fifty panel, breakout, and plenary sessions - and the unique opportunity to interact with local, national, and international organizations, researchers, providers, scientists, and professionals. Early registration is now open - visit www.globalmethconference.com to sign up for the reduced rate!
On September 15th and 16th of this year experts from the fields of science, public health, criminal justice, government, and civil society, will come together at the First Global Conference On Methamphetamine in the historic city of Prague to discuss a wide range of topics centering around Methamphetamine The conference has been organized in response to an emerging consensus among experts that methamphetamine use is a complex problem that presents a significant challenge to existing philosophies and strategies.
While local and national communities are under siege by a perceived methamphetamine epidemic rush to pursue solutions, many facets of the problem remain to be discovered, examined, debated, illuminated and verified. It is in this spirit of discovery, discussion, and cooperation that we are convening this summit. As the first event to gather global experts from varied fields, with diverse and even sometimes divergent perspectives, the conference is assured to be an unparalleled event.
The conference will take place in Prague's City Hall, with speakers and delegates attending from more than 20 nations. Delegates will have access to over fifty panel, breakout, and plenary sessions - and the unique opportunity to interact with local, national, and international organizations, researchers, providers, scientists, and professionals. Early registration is now open - visit www.globalmethconference.com to sign up for the reduced rate!
Major and Concurrent Sessions (More Coming!)
The Link Between Abuse and Dependence and the Onset of Schizophrenia • Spreading Like Wildfire: ‘Tik’ Use in the Western Cape of South Africa • Social Marketing to Injection Drug Users • Trade Awareness of Illicit Sourcing of Chemicals Required for Production • Law Enforcement: Through the Barriers • Use Among Opiate Abusers in Iran • Use among Black Men who have Sex with Men • Personal Values and Meaning in Use Among HIV-Positive MSM • Voter-Approved Treatment through the Criminal Justice System • Methamphetamine Use in China • Biopyschosocial Aspects of Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men • Novel Interventions for Reducing Risk Among Out-of-Treatment Users • High Risk Behavior and Avoidance-based Coping Among HIV+ MSM • Sexuality and Mental Health Concerns Among Gay Men Who Use in Vancouver • The Matrix Model for the Treatment of Dependence • See Through it - Marketing Education to the Club World • Quite a Lot of Smoke But Very Limited Fire - The Use of Methamphetamine in the European Union • A Brief History of Methamphetamine in the United States • Hypogonadism and Use Among HIV-Positive Men • Therapeutic Communities in Czech Republic • Use In Central & Eastern Europe: How Recent Social History Shaped Current Drug Consumption Patterns • Youth and Ya Ba Use in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand • Use Among Youth in Inner City Winnipeg •Methamphetamine, Meth Labs, and Drug Endangered Children • Use Among Queer Street Involved Youth In Vancouver • Use During Pregnancy: Where Did the Current Surge in Treatment Admissions Come From? • Working with Users in an Urban Setting • Unveiling the Needs of Women Who Use: Female IDUS in Indonesia • Providing Integrative Services to Users: The Ukrainian Experience • Use Among Patients of Buprenorphine Maintenance Programs • Injection and HIV Risk in Ukraine • Rocking Amphetamines in "Free" Serbia • Pharmacological Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction •Exploring the Efficacy of Matrix Treatment in Tehran • The Czech Republic: EU Pervitin Deviance or Laboratory of EU Drug Future? • Safety First: Prevention Education • Use and Networks of Drug Injectors in St. Petersburg • Drug Choice and HIV Risk Among IDUs in St. Petersburg • Brief Motivational Interventions • Exploring Intimacy, Sexuality, and Identity •"Aquí Empieza la Patria" ("Here the Homeland Begins") • Patterns of Methamphetamine Use: Outcomes from a Randomized Trial of Behavioral Interventions for MSM • Relationship Between Use, Other Drugs, and Sexual Effects •Dependence and HIV Risk Behavior • Hepatitis A, B, and C Virus Infection among Users in Outpatient Treatment • Use Among Treatment Seeking Youth: An Emerging Problem? • Russian Narcologoical Treatment Crisis • Meth Free Alliance’s Neighborhood Intervention Project • Meth Lab Eradication Through Effective Control of Pseudo/ephedrine •Methamphetamine Use and Property Offending and Drug Dealing in New Zealand • Social Cognition, Executive Function and Use • Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Methamphetamine • Ibogaine vs Methamphetamine • The relationship Between Use and Violence: An Expression of the Self? • Consumption and Expenditure: A Cultural Analysis of Methamphetamine • Dramatic Increase in Treatment Admissions in Cape Town, South Africa • Regional Updates
Featured Speakers (More Will Be Announced!)
Our Keynote Speaker: Louisa Degenhardt, Professor of Epidemiology, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney
Special Guest Speaker: Ivan Langer, Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic
Apinun Aramrattana, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai • Kat Coric, Artist and Public Health Advocate, President of Art and Ideas, Montreal • Jeremy Douglas. Manager, Global SMART Program, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna • David B. Durst, Senior Vice President, Network Environmental Systems, Sacramento • James Gates, Captain, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Services, Halifax • Carl Hart, PhD, Professor, Neuroscience Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York • Perry Halkitis PhD, Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies, New York University, New York • Danica Klempova, Drug Situation Analyst, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon • Evgeny Krupitsky, MD, PhD, Prof., Bekhterev Research Psychoneurological Institute, St. Petersburg • Kevin S. Irwin, Research Associate, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven • Prof. Lin Lu, MD, PhD, Director, National Institute of Drugs and Development, Beijing • Sonny Leeper, President, Law Enforcement Training Institute of New Mexico, Albuquerque • Joseph Loenig, MCJ, Senior Special Agent, South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division, DEA Task Force, Florence • Stephanie Lovett, Compliance Director, Chemical Compliance International, Birmingham • Amy Mifflin Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marathon Oil Company, Houston • Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, MSW, Director, Open Society's Institute's Global Drug Policy Program, Warsaw • David C. Marsh, MD, Physician Leader, Addiction Medicine, Vancouver Costal Health and Providence Health Care, Vancouver • Ethan Nadelmann, JD, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance, New York • Caitlin Padgett, Coordinator and Founder of Youth R.I.S.E., Vancouver • Robert Pennal, Special Agent Supervisor, CA Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Fresno • Andreas Plüddemann, Senior Scientist, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research Unit Medical, Cape Town • Richard Rawson, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles • Michael Siever, PhD, Director of The Stonewall Project, San Francisco • Pavlo Smyrnov, MPH. Deputy Executive Director, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Kiev • Nicholas Thomson, MPH, PhDField Director, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai • Alex Wodak, MD, Director, Alcohol and Drug Services Vincent's Hospital, Sydney • Chris Wilkins, PhD, Senior Researcher & Drugs Team Leader at SHORE/Whariki, Massey University, Auckland • Gady Zabicky, MD, Centro Nacional para la Prevención y Control del VIH/SIDA, Mexico City • Tomas Zabransky, MD, PhD, R and D Manager, Centre for Addictology, Charles University
Conference Schedule
Sunday Evening, September 14, 2008
7:30 - 10: 00 p.m. Welcoming Reception
Zlatá Praha Restaurant ~ The Rooftop Terrace
of the InterContinental Hotel Praha (Main Conference Hotel)
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Monday, September 15, 2008
9:00–10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony
11:00–12:30 p.m. Opening Plenary
12:30–13:30 p.m. Lunch (provided)
13:30–15:00 p.m. Major & Concurrent Sessions
15:30–17:00 p.m. Major & Concurrent Sessions
17:00–18:30 p.m. Major Session
Monday Evening
7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Mayor's Gala Event
Lord Mayor Residence
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
8:30–10:00 a.m. Major Session
10:30–12:00 p.m. Major & Concurrent Sessions
12:00–13:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
13:00–14:30 p.m. Major & Concurrent Sessions
15:00–16:30 p.m. Major & Concurrent Sessions
16:45–17:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony
For details on registration, hotel accommodations and the wonderful city of Prague - please visit: www.globalmethconference.com
If you need any additional information or support, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference Organizer at: wt@theproductionagency.com
If you are interested in submitting a late breaking abstract, contact Luciano Colonna, Executive Program Committee Chair, at: luciano.colonna@globalmeth.com
