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HIT Hot Topics 2018

HIT Hot Topics 2018

Liverpool, United Kingdom
9 November 2017
HIT Hot Topics reunites hundreds of drug policy reform and harm reduction activists for a day of reflection and debate.
27th IFNGO World Conference

27th IFNGO World Conference

Macau
5 November 2017 - 7 November 2017
The 27th IFNGO world conference will be held in Macau. Abstracts open 1/3/17, close 30/4/17.
39th meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD - WHO)

39th meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD - WHO)

Geneva, Switzerland
5 November 2017 - 9 November 2017
The Thirty-ninth meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 6 – 10 November 2017. At the meeting, the ECDD will review a number of psychoactive substances with potential for dependence, abuse and harm to health and make recommendations to the UN Secretary-General, on the need for and level of international control of these substances. The following substances will be reviewed: 1. Ocfentanil 2. Furanyl fentanyl (Fu-F) 3. Acryloylfentanyl (Acrylfentanyl) 4. Carfentanil 5. 4-fluoroisobutyrfentanyl (4-FIBF, pFIBF) 6. Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl (THF-F) 7. 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA) 8. AB-PINACA 9. AB-CHMINACA 10. 5F-PB-22 11. UR-144 12. 5F-ADB 13. Etizolam 14. Pregabalin 15. Tramadol 16. Cannabidiol (CBD). For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at: ecddsecretariat@who.int
The Museum of Drug Policy

The Museum of Drug Policy

47 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3LE, United Kingdom
2 November 2017 - 4 November 2017
A free pop-up exhibition and cultural hub featuring live programming and art from around the world, highlighting how drug policies impact and shape our communities.
World Hepatitis Summit 2017

World Hepatitis Summit 2017

São Paulo, Brazil
31 October 2017 - 2 November 2017
The 2017 theme is "Implementing the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (GHSS): Towards the elimination of hepatitis as a public health threat".
A briefing on human rights and drug policies

A briefing on human rights and drug policies

Geneva, Switzerland
31 October 2017
This Intersessional Briefing will provide information to delegates and serves as a platform for discussion on how the human rights system can contribute to the ongoing process, supplementing work by other agencies in the UN system and delivering on its mandate.
120th Session of INCB

120th Session of INCB

Vienna, Austria
30 October 2017 - 16 November 2017
The International Narcotics Control Board will hold its 120th session on 31st October.
Let’s talk about ChemSex

Let’s talk about ChemSex

Glasgow, Uk
30 October 2017
Let’s talk about chemsex: Understanding the trends, motivations and consequences of chemsex in Scotland From evidence in the UK, it is clear that there are specific risks and harms for people engaging in chemsex and a variety of ways that frontline workers can support people to reduce these risks. Scottish Drugs Forum and the Learning Centre at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland have joined together to offer this course to increase knowledge and skills in supporting service users who engage in chem sex. Aims: This course aims to empower workers with the knowledge they need to more comfortably have conversations with people who may be having ChemSex and to give workers harm reduction-focused information on how to reduce potential risks. In this course, workers will increase their ability to understand, support, provide referrals to service users involved in ChemSex. Click here to read the full article.
Be healthy - Know your viral load - Online training

Be healthy - Know your viral load - Online training

29 October 2017 - 30 November 2017
The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is inviting applications for the 2017 online training course on the rights of people who use drugs (PWUD), harm reduction, and drug policy reform.
3rd Biennial National Symposium on Drug Policy in Nigeria

3rd Biennial National Symposium on Drug Policy in Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria
24 October 2017 - 25 October 2017
The Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA), in collaboration with other partners, will organise the 3rd Biennial National Symposium on Drug Policy in Nigeria.