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Galvin, Brian (2010) National Drugs Conference 2010. Drugnet Ireland, Issue 35, Autumn 2010, p. 1.

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The first Irish National Drugs Conference will be held on 4–5 November 2010 at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin 8. It is being organised by the Irish Needle Exchange Forum (INEF) in association with the Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellors,  Ana Liffey Drug Project and Coolmine Therapeutic Community. The theme of the conference is ‘A continuum of care within drug services’.

The keynote speaker will be Dagmar Hedrich of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Academics, practitioners and policy makers working in the drugs field in Ireland and abroad will present papers and contribute to plenary sessions, workshops and other fora. Speakers will include Minister Pat Carey, Rowdy Yates (University of Stirling), Stephen Bamber (Liverpool Hope University), Dr David Best (University of Western Scotland), Dr Scott Kellogg (New York University), Mat Southwell (INPUD), Dr Brion Sweeney,Dr Joe Barry, Professor Pat O’Hare, and Austin Prior (Rutland Centre).
 
Dagmar Hedrich of the EMCDDA
 
A number of Health Research Board (HRB) research staff will present papers at the conference. Delphine Bellerose will report on an analysis of data from both the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) and the Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) used to describe trends in treatment for problem benzodiazepine use and to develop a profile of benzodiazepine users. Anne Marie Carew will describe a study of treated problem substance use in the Traveller community, based on cases recorded on the NDTRS. This is the first time that data on ethnic identifiers for clients seeking treatment for substance misuse issues have been reported from the NDTRS. Simone Walsh will describe the work of the NDRDI in providing a complete and accurate reporting of drug- and alcohol-related deaths and deaths among drug users and among those who are alcohol dependent. She will also present an overview of data from the index for the period 1998 to 2007. Dr Suzi Lyons will present an analysis of data from the NDRDI showing the incidence of drug-related death among individuals who have been released from prison.
 
Martin Keane will report on a qualitative synthesis of research on methadone treatment programmes which seeks to identify obstacles to progression faced by clients on such programmes. Brigid Pike’s paper will analyse the National Drugs Strategy 2001–2008 (NDS) as a policy instrument. It will explore how the NDS was designed and developed, and the strategic management processes and governance arrangements put in place to support implementation. The objective is to gain insights into how these infrastructural and process elements may have influenced the outcomes of the strategy.
 
The National Drugs Conference 2010 is an excellent opportunity to bring together policy developers and practitioners from across the drug treatment spectrum to share knowledge and develop networks. A limited number of delegate places remain.

                      

  Anne Marie Carew                       Simone Walsh and Dr Suzi Lyons, who will speak at the conference

Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Open Access, Article
Drug Type
All substances
Issue Title
Issue 35, Autumn 2010
Date
2010
Page Range
p. 1
Publisher
Health Research Board
Volume
Issue 35, Autumn 2010
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