This is the first regional harm reduction conference of the MENA region. The goal of the conference is to advocate and promote harm reduction in this region.
Reform 2009 will provide a forum to listen, learn, network and strategise about international drug policy issues with a focus on the harms caused by the war on drugs.
This first event of its kind in the Caribbean will be hosted by the Caribbean Drug & Alcohol Research Institute and will bring together academics, policy makers, law enforcement and activists.
This meeting aims to enable a scientific and neutral discussion of the phenomena linked to khat (some of which include problems that call for solutions). The conference will stay focused on scientific evidence during discussions and will not promote simplistic solutions as attempted in the past.
The conference will also be an essential forum for discussions and networking in the aftermath of the High Level Meeting and the 2009 Commission of Narcotic Drugs in March.
The diversity of incarcerated populations, including adult prisons, youth detention centres and police watch houses give rise to special challenges in addressing the health needs among these incarcerated groups.
The aim of the conference is to facilitate the development of knowledge and an evidence base for different harm reduction and drug free interventions for drug users, which can be implemented throughout the criminal justice process, building on the work of ENDIPP (the European Network on Drugs and Infections in Prison).
"Drugs, Race and Discrimination" is the theme of the upcoming conference to be held in London. This unique event will focus on discrimination faced by drug users around the world