The heading for ISAM 2011 is Addiction - Science, Politics, Realities
The scientific program will be focused on
* Evidence based medicine and future perspectives
* Global: Armed conflicts and inequalities as a driving force for the drug problem
* Regional: different problems and understandings
* Local challenges and local solutions
Plenary lectures:
Tuesday 6 September
Registration
Get-togetherat the Radisson Blu Hotel Scandinavia
Wednesday 7 September
Peter Reuter: Does drug policy matter? An assessment of the evidence Ambros Uchtenhagen:Compulsory and quasi-compulsory treatment - research and practice
Susuma Higuchi: An oriental mystery: the alcohol flushing response and its clinical and preventive implications
Welcome Reception offered by The City of Oslo
Thursday 8 September
Ivan D. Montoya:Drug abuse treatment efficacy: clinical vs. scientific realities
Michael Gossop:Limitations in the clinical use of all this neurobiological knowledge
Deborah Hasin:DSM-V: Implications for research and treatment Helge Waal:A medical speciality in addiction medicine: Approaches, specializations and regulations
Friday 9 September
Wim van den Brink: The Amsterdam situation: open drug scenes a problem of the past?
Louisa Degenhardt: Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opioids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Gabriele Fischer: Standard of care for substance dependence during pregnancy and impact on developmental outcome in exposed children
Conference Dinnerat Radisson Blu Hotel Scandinavia
Saturday 10 September
R. Andrew Chambers:Crossed wires and double trouble: the neuroscience of dual diagnosis
Michael Farrell:Treatment options; agonist replacement and antagonist relapse prevention - not only for opioid dependency?
Charles Parry:Substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in Africa
Parallel symposia and workshops will be announced later.
