Buenos
Aires, Argentina October
22-24, 2003
This
meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Wilbur Grimson,
Secretary of Programming and Coordination for the Prevention of Drug
Dependence and the Control of Drug Trafficking (SEDRONAR) of Argentina.
These experts, brought together from countries across the hemisphere, examined a variety of subjects pertinent to demand reduction today in the
region, such as the creation of a national drug treatment system, methods
of school and community-based prevention, and treatment programs for
prisoners, among other topics (please see links to presentations
below). The experts elaborated recommendations
which are being presented before CICAD, at its 34th Regular Session, as well
as before the OAS General
Assembly. Recommendations and more are available in the Final
Report (pdf).
Presentations:
* Please note: The presentations and documents
linked below are the exclusive property of each author (i.e. presenter),
and their unmodified reproduction or distribution for educational,
non-profit purposes is encouraged if and only if reference is made to the
author-presenter.
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Update
from the CICAD Executive Secretariat on activities since the fourth
meeting of the expert group in Jamaica. (CICAD/DREX/doc.15/03)
María Eugenia Pérez-Madrigal, from the CICAD Executive
Secretariat
Presentation
October 22 (ppt)
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Organization
of a comprehensive national drug treatment system: a proposal. (CICAD/DREX/doc.03/03)
Luis Alfonzo, Psychiatric Doctor, National Commission against Illicit
Drug Use of Venenzuela, CONACUID
Presentation October 22
(ppt) Executive
Summary (pdf)
Full
document: Practical Guide (pdf)
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Demand
for Treatment Indicator: the work of the European Monitoring Center on
Drugs and Drug Addictions, EMCDDA (CICAD/DREX/doc.14/03)
Linda Montanari, EMCDDA
Presentation October 23
(ppt)
Website: EMCDDA
demand treatment site
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School-based
drug abuse prevention: Presentation on Costa Rica's school-based
prevention program "Learning to Value Myself." (CICAD/DREX/doc.13/03)
Dr.
Giselle Amador, Technical Area Coordinator, Costa Rican Institute on
Alcoholism and the Addictions, IAFA
Presentation
October 23 (ppt)
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CICAD's
Project to Introduce substance abuse prevention into the curriculum of
15 nursing schools in Central and South America.
(CICAD/DREX/doc.09/03)
Dr.
Gloria Wright, from the CICAD Executive Secretariat
Presentation
October 23 (ppt)
Dr.
Derma Fassi de Grenat, Director,
National
University of Cordoba Nursing School, Córdoba,
Argentina; with
Dr. Margarita Abdala de Tómas, Vice-Director, National
University of Cordoba Nursing School, Córdoba,
Argentina
Presentation
October 23 (ppt)
Dr. Teresa Micozzi, National University of Rosario Nursing School,
Rosario, Argentina
Presentation October 23
(ppt)
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Practical
aspects of implementing policies and programs for the prevention of
the use of alcohol and other psycholactive substances in the
workplace.
(CICAD/DREX/doc.12/03)
Guillermo Castaño, Ph.D., Luis Amigó University Foundation, Medellín, Colombia
Presentation October 23
(ppt)
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Skills
for adolescence -- a substance abuse prevention program. (CICAD/DREX/doc.10/03)
Mike Buscemi, Senior Youth Advisor to the Lions Club International
Foundation. Ohio, U.S.
Presentation October 23
(ppt) Website: http://lions-quest.org/
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Software
to monitor progression of patients in drug treatment programs: a
demonstration.
Alfonso Abarca, Anti-Drug Foundation of El Salvador, FUNDASALVA
Presentation
October 23 (ppt)
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Alternatives
to custodial sentencing for young offenders: the experience in Belize.
(CICAD/DREX/doc.10/03)
Ornel Brooks, Executive Director. National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC
Presentation October 23
(ppt)
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Treatment
programs for drug-abusing prisoners: current practices and recommended
approaches. (CICAD/DREX/doc.04/03)
Dr. David Deitch, University of California at San Diego
Presentation October 23
(ppt)
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Socialization
and change: a Journey through Crime, Drugs, and Recovery. (CICAD/DREX/doc. 05/03)
Dr. David Deitch, University of California at San Diego
Presentation October 24
(ppt)
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Creation
of social prevention programs at the national level.
(CICAD/DREX/doc.16/03)
Héctor
Shalom, Youth
Action
Centers, Argentina
Presentation
October 24 (ppt)
Resources:
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