The ‘14th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ took place on 6th – 10th April 2003 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was attended by over 750 people from 63 countries – including law enforcement personnel, medical professionals, scientists, people who use drugs, sociologists, therapists, counsellors and HIV and drug policy activists from international institutions, UN agencies, government departments, the community and NGOs. The conference theme was “Strengthening Partnerships for a Safer Future”.
Chiang Mai 2003
Overview
The ‘14th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ took place on 6th – 10th April 2003 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was attended by over 750 people from 63 countries – including law enforcement personnel, medical professionals, scientists, people who use drugs, sociologists, therapists, counsellors and HIV and drug policy… Read more
Conference Newsletters
Daily newsletters at the conference are designed to keep delegates up-to-date with the latest developments and announcements from the conference organisers, and also to provide a record of events. Click here to view ‘On Track News 1’ (Monday 7th April) Click here to view ‘On Track News 2’ (Tuesday 8th April) Click here to view ‘On Track… Read more
Presentations
Below are some of the presentations from the conference opening session on 6th April 2003. If you presented at the conference and would like your presentation to be uploaded onto this website, please send it to Jamie Bridge. Sudarat Keyuraphan (Minister of Public Health, Thailand) Pat O’Hare (Harm Reduction International Executive Director)… Read more
Rapporteur Report
The appointed Conference Rapporteur for this event was Annette Verster from Ricerca Srl in Italy. Click here to view the Rapporteur Report Read more
Harm Reduction International Awards
The International Rolleston Award This was presented to Ambros Uchtenhagen – the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Zurich and Director of the Addiction Research Institute at Zurich University in Switzerland. Dr. Uchtenhagen is a member of the WHO Expert Panel on Alcoholism and Drugs, the Editor in Chief of the journal European… Read more
