The Fourth European Association of Addiction Therapy Conference
13-15 October 2008

Convitto della Calza
Florence, Italy

Addiction Therapy - EAAT - European Association of Addiction Therapy

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11.00
Registration & Coffee
All
13.00
Introduction to Conference
M. Gossop (UK)

Session 1
13.15 - 15.30
Substance Misuse & Society
Chair: M. Gossop (UK)

13.15
Keynote address: Drugs do harm
J. Strang (UK)
 
14.00
Accidental Deaths and Substance Related Mortality
A. Uhl (AT)
 
14.25
Cannabis in Europe - Recent Trends in Use & Problems
P. Griffiths
L. Montanari
J. Vincente (PT)
 
14.55
Outpatient Treatment of Alcohol & Drug Addicted Physicians: Case Presentation & Clinical Considerations
A. Cavailoa (USA)
 
15.20
Discussion
All

15.30
Coffee

16.00 - 18.00
Substitution Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Chair: M. Farrell (UK)

 
16.00
US Trials and Field Experience with Buprenorphine-Naloxone
L. Amass (USA)
 
16.30
A randomised trial of supervised versus unsupervised buprenorphine-naloxone in the treatment of opioid dependence
J. Bell (AUS)
 
17.00
The Finnish Experience: Transferring from Buprenorphine to the Buprenorphone/Naloxone Combination
K Simojoki (FIN)
 
17.30
The UK Scene - Do We Need Suboxone?
N. Wright (UK)

Session 2
18.00 - 18.30
Late Breaking News, Case Studies, Culture & History
Chair: M. Gossop (UK)

 
18.00
Incidence of Herion use has Declined Dramatically on Zurich, Switzerland
C. Nordt (CH)
R. Stohler (CH)
 
18.15
TBA
TBA

18.30
End of Day One