WFAD will be a meeting place for everyone from around the world who is working to prevent drug abuse, at grass-root level on a voluntary basis or professionally. This global forum is the first of its kind at which NGOs, self-help groups, treatment centres, academics, municipal and regional authorities, politicians and other decision-makers, private individuals, the business community and others from around the world will meet to express ideas and share experiences about how to work successfully against illicit drugs.
WFAD will gather delegates from all over the world for plenary sessions, major sessions as well as work shops during three days. The speakers will include the world’s foremost academics, opinion-makers, international drugs policymakers and voluntary organisations/NGOs. They will address important issues, the latest research findings, and there will be opportunities for voluntary organisations and others to present their work and take part in ”global networking”. Successful projects in prevention and other fields will be presented.
During three days delegates of WFAD will be able to attend seminars and participate in work shops which will focus on the drug problem in the world from different angles and perspectives.
It was in 1909 in Shanghai, China that the first international meeting about international drug control took place. Countries started cooperating in order to reduce the problem of drug abuse. What can we learn from history and how is the situation today? Where are the good examples and how can we develop our work in the future?
The main theme of WFAD is therefore ”100 years of drug prevention – how do we move forward?”.
The ECAD Sweden Network (European Cities Against Drugs) is offering a one day trip to study local drug prevention work in the cities Örebro and Gävle, free of charge. The visits will take place on September 11