The conference was a joint project between World Federation Against Drugs,
European Cities Against Drugs and the Swedish network of NGO’s against Drugs.
Three conferences in one;
the 6th World Forum Against Drugs, the 25th Mayors Conference and Sweden Against Drugs.
The conference was held at Hotel Elite Park Avenue, Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Gothenburg.
In this section we will gather the presentations, videos and links that the speakers want to share. You can access the information by clicking on each speaker's name. By clicking on the different sessions you will be redirected to a page where you find information and presentations from each session. The full report of the Forum is available here.
monday 14th of may 2018
08.30- 10.00
10.00- 12.00
Ann-Sofie Hermansson
Chair of the City Executive Board, Gothenburg, Sweden
Access video of statement here.
Sven-Olov Carlsson
International president,
World Federation Against Drugs
Access video of statement here.
Viggo Lütcherath
Chair, ECAD
Access video of statement here.
Registration
Official Inauguration- Bankett
Dag Endal
Project Coordinator, Drug Policy Futures
Access video of statement here.
Željko Petković
Acting Director, Office for Drugs and Crime, Government of Croatia
Access video of statement here.
Bertha Madras
Professor of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA
Access video of presentation here.
12.00- 13.00 Lunch
13.00- 14.30 Seminar 1
Breakout sesssions-
These sessions will be held simultaneously and you will have to choose one when you register for the conference.
14.30 – 15.15 Coffeebreak
15.15 – 16.45 Seminar 2
Breakout sesssions-
These sessions will be held simultaneously and you will have to choose one when you register for the conference.
19.00- 21.00 Dinner at Auktionsverkets Kulturarena, Tredje Långgatan 9, Gothenburg
tuesday 15th of may 2018
09.00 – 10.00 Plenary session- Bankett
Karin Jordås
Secretary General, Menotor International, Sweden
Access video of statement here.
Wadih Maalouf "International Standards on Prevention"
PhD, Programme Office, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Access video of presentation here.
Paul Molloy
Founder and CEO, Oxford House, USA
Access video of presentation here.
10.30 – 12.00 Seminar 3
Breakout sesssions-
These sessions will be held simultaneously and you will have to choose one when you register for the conference.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Seminar 4
Breakout sesssions-
These sessions will be held simultaneously and you will have to choose one when you register for the conference.
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break
15.00 - 16.30 Plenary - Grand Finale- Bankett
Peter Boyce, National Narcotics Officers’ Association Coalition, USA
Asia Ashraf, Director Psychology, Department, Sunny Trust International Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre, Pakistan
Kevin Sabet, Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Johanna Gripenberg, MD, Ph.D., Head of department, Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems, Sweden
Thomas Pietschmann, Research Officer, UNODC
Boro Goic, Chair, Recovered Users Network
Marina Johansson, City Councillor, City of Gothenburg, Chair, ECAD-Sweden
Robert L. DuPont, President, Institute for Behavior and Health, USA