Organizer 1
Bernt Bull
General secretary
The Norwegian temperance Alliance
Torgata 1 0181 Oslo

Tel: (+47)23214500
Fax: (+47)23214501
Email:bernt.bull@avhold.no


Organizer 2
Ingeborg Rossow
Research director
Norwegian Social Research, NOVA
POB 3223 Elisenberg, N-0260 Oslo

Tel: +47 22 541302
Fax: +47 22 541201
Email:ingeborg.rossow@nova.no


Organizer 3
Martha Skretteberg
Assistent Director General
Ministry of local Government and Regional Development


Tel: 22246920
Fax:
Email:Martha.skretteberg@krd.dep.no



Workshop description:
The goals of the workshop are to address research on substance use in relation to multi-ethnic and multi-cultural urban societies, as well as to discuss the implications from current research knowledge on policy making. The workshop will address research on both alcohol and illegal drugs. We aim at giving a brief overview of the international epidemiological and social research literature on substance use and immigrants, focusing on commonalties and diversities in research perspectives and findings. The need for further research will be discussed. Findings from on-going projects will be presented. Projects addressing issues of relevance to prevention strategies and treatment policy will be emphasised (e.g. is there evidence to suggest that prevention strategies or treatment modalities should be differentiated according to ethnic and cultural background?).


Goals of the workshop:
to address research on substance use in relation to multi-ethnic or multi-cultural urban societies




Policy relevance and topic: Discussions of the implications of current research knowledge for policy making


How international comparisons are included: Overview of the international epidemiological and social research literature on substance use and immigrants, focusing on commonalties and diversities in the research perspectives and findings.



Presenters / participants /other information
Professor Robin Room,
SORAD, Sweden

Dr. Moira Winters,
Centre for Ethnicity and Health,
University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

3.Dr. Marten Hoekstra,
Mental Health and Addiction
Care Association,
the Netherlands

Mr. Bashe Musse, KIM (The Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities)

Miss. Dilek Ayhan (representative for the Norwegian Turkish Youth Association)

Representative for the Norwegian Ministry of Social Affairs (yet to be confirmed)

A detailed programme is posted as a paper




Summary:
The workshop will address research on substance use (alcohol and illegal drugs) in relation to multi-ethnic or multi-cultural urban societies, as well as to discuss the implications from current research on policy making.

The workshop will include presentations from 3 researchers/practitioners, followed by a panel discussion




Date: 10 September


(1 session is 3 hours)
Number of sessions: 1

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