DRUGS AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA
Ninth Biennial International Conference
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First Announcement & Call for Papers
The African Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA) is pleased to announce its Ninth Biennial International Conference on Drugs and Society in Africa scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, in July 2010. The organizers invite you to this very important conference that will focus on the role of alcohol and other drug use in the HIV/AIDS epidemics in different African societies. Interested researchers in various disciplines, policy experts, practitioners, representatives of NGOs and students are encouraged to submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the conference.
Major Theme:
Alcohol, Drugs and HIV/AIDS in Africa
Research, Prevention and Treatment Issues
Sub-themes:
Epidemiology of substance use and HIV/AIDS Social factors in HIV and substance abuse Alcohol and high risk sexual behaviours Injecting drug use and HIV Approaches to the prevention of substance use and HIV Drug use and the course of HIV/AIDS Alcohol and other STIs Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and other treatment issues HIV, drugs and mental health Substance abuse, infectious diseases and social development Other papers on any aspect of legal and illegal drugs in Africa will be accepted for presentation.
Dates: 21-23 July 2010
Venue: Chida Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Abstracts due: 15 March 2010
Full papers: 14 June 2010
Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to [log in to unmask]
Conference Highlights:
20th anniversary celebration
Workshops: (1) Screening and brief interventions for substance use disorders, (2) Writing and publishing addiction science
For more information about registration and travel please contact:
Professor I. S. Obot, Conference Chair Phone +234 703 940 8945 Email: [log in to unmask]
Dr Andrew Zamani, Conference Secretary Phone +234 805 958 1331 Email: [log in to unmask]
Rowdy Yates
Senior Research Fellow
Scottish Addiction Studies
Dept. of Applied Social Science
University of Stirling
Scotland
T: +44 (0) 1786-467737
F: +44 (0) 1786-466299
W: http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/showsection.php?id=4 (home)
W: http://www.drugslibrary.stir.ac.uk/ (online library)
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