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Friday, June 8, 2012
Workshop: Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) and Network-Based Models for Monitoring Drug Abuse Trends
- Keeping Ahead of the Curve: Tracking Emerging Drug Issues in Texas
Jane C. Maxwell, The University of Texas at Austin - Applying Drug Abuse Work Group Findings to Information for Action in South Florida
James N. Hall, Nova Southeastern University - Developing National Drug Information Systems: An International Perspective
Marya Hynes, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) - Networks Need Nurturing: Lessons Learnt From Developing Local, National, and European Drug Information Networks in Europe
Jane Mounteney, EMCDDA
Paul Griffiths, EMCDDA
NIDA International Fellowship Programs Alumni Meeting
- Opportunities for International Collaboration in Genetics and Drug Abuse Research
Joni Rutter, Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, NIDA - An Open Access Research Guide to Drug and Alcohol Studies: Supporting Information Needs in Developing Nations
Nita Bryant, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kim Brady, Virginia Commonwealth University - International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) Writing Mentor Program
Peter M. Miller, Medical University of South Carolina
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Welcoming Remarks
- College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)
Jan Copeland, Chair, CPDD International Committee, and University of New South Wales, Australia
Plenary Addresses
- Current U.S. Strategy for Addressing Drug Abuse
Cecilia McNamara Spitznas, Office of National Drug Control Policy - New Psychoactive Substances—A Growing Challenge for Drug Policy and Practice
Paul Griffiths, EMCDDA - Capturing Emerging Synthetic Drug Trends in the United States: From the Border to the Controlled Substances Act
Michelle D. Walker, Drug Enforcement Administration
New and Emerging Psychoactive Substances: Effects, Mechanisms of Action, and Detection
- Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists: Methods of Detection and Current Knowledge on Toxicity
Volker Auwaerter, University of Medical Center Freiburg, Germany - Testing Strategies To Monitor Novel/Emerging Designer Drug Use in At-Risk Populations
Barry Logan, National Medical Services Labs, Inc.
International Research Reports
- Naltrexone for Opioid Dependence: Oral, Implantable, and Injectable
Evgeny Krupitsky, St. Petersburg Bekhterev Research Psychoneurological Institute and St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University, Russia - Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among School Adolescents in Bogota, Colombia
Catalina Lopez Quintero, Hebrew University, Israel - A Mixed-Methods Approach To Identifying Factors Related to Voluntary HIV Testing Among Injection Drug Users in Shanghai, China
Jiang Du, Shanghai Mental Health Center, China - Therapeutic Justice in Sao Paulo City, Brazil: Analysis of Results From 2009
Mario Sobrinho, Public Ministry of Sao Paulo, Brazil
New and Emerging Psychoactive Substances: Global Updates
- Update–European Union: Is the Future Already Here?
Roumen Sedefov, EMCDDA - Amphetamine-Type Drug Injectors in Post-Communist EurAsia: Different Drugs, Different Behaviors, Different Interventions?
Tomas Zabransky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic - Assessing and Monitoring Emerging Drug Trends in Australia
Michael Farrell, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia - Changes in the Trends of the Abuse of Designer Drugs and Their Legal Status in Japan
Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri, National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
New and Emerging Psychoactive Substances: Implications for Prevention and Treatment
- New Drugs—New Prevention Strategies: The Polish Experience
Artur Malczewski, National Bureau for Drug Prevention, Poland
Drugged Driving: Patterns, Impairment, And Policy Responses
- Impairment Versus Presence of Substances in Drugged Driving Policy
Jorg Morland, Norwegian Institute for Public Health, Norway - North Versus South: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in Low- and Middle-Income Countries of Latin America
Flavio Pechansky, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil - What We Do and Don’t Know About Drugged Driving
Jane C. Maxwell, The University of Texas at Austin
Satellite Conference – Friday June 8, 2012
2012 InWomen's Fifth Meeting and Conference
- Women, Substance Abuse, Context, and Treatment: Global Issues
Wendee M. Wechsberg, Research Triangle Institute - The Early Environments of Children Born to Mothers Who Use Methamphetamine: A Comparison of Two Cultures
Tricia Wouldes, The University of Auckland, New Zealand - HIV Risks Among Women IDUs and Bridging Populations in St. Petersburg, Russia
Olga Toussova, St. Petersburg State Medical University, Russia - A Formative Study of Drug-Using Women in Georgia: Setting the Stage for an RCT
Irma Kirtadze, Addiction Research Center, Georgia - Sex/Gender Differences in Drug Abuse and Implications for Gender-Focused Treatment
Cora Lee Wetherington, NIDA