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Fourth Meeting of the Group of Experts 
in Demand Reduction 

Kingston, Jamaica, August 8-10, 2001

 

FINAL REPORT OF THE MEETING

Schedule of Activities  

Standards of Care in Drug Abuse Treatment

 

 

CICAD Experts in Drug Treatment Meet in Jamaica
Press Release, August 8, 2001, OAS C-167-01  


Remarks by Dr. Anna McG. Chisman, Director of the Demand Reduction Program of  CICAD at the Opening Session, Montego Bay, Jamaica, August 8-13, 2001 (word 27 Kb)

Address by Prime Minister of Jamaica the Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson, Q.C., M.P. at the Opening Ceremony, Montego Bay, August 8, 2001
(word 33 Kb)


PRESENTATIONS

  • Successful treatment approaches for cocaine addiction
    Adherence and Effectiveness of Cocaine Treatment 
    Marcos da Costa Leite, Brazil
    (Power Point 247 Kb)

  • Substitution Treatment for Opiate Addiction in Europe
    Annette Verster, EMCDDA 

    (Word 32 Kb)   (Power Point 118 Kb)


  • The Effectiveness of Treatment for Abusers of Coca Paste Rafael Navarro, Cayetano Herederia University, Lima Perú
    (Power Point 311 Kb, in  Spanish)

  • Marihuana Abuse Treatment Study 
    Joseph Martinez, The Village Treatment Facilities
    (Word 174 Kb)

 

NEWS

Increase in Poppy
Despite the fumigations, Colombia has become the second largest heroin producer in the world.
Revista Cambio, July 25, 2001


Links

PAHO

European Observatory

Interamerican Observatory on Drugs

 

Jamaica

Jamaica in the Interamerican Observatory on Drugs

National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA)

Ministry of National Security and Justice