A-Debate - U-Turn on Addictions (Final ALICE RAP Policy dialogue)

Barcelona and online, 17th-18th February 2016

ALICE RAP hosted an on-site and on-line final debate to present and discuss key research findings coming out of the project, their policy implications and the science with the greatest potential to contribute to smart and evidence-based global drugs policy. High-level scientists, policy actors from national and international organisations and expert civil society actors participated in the event, which is expected to shape the messages from multidisciplinary addiction science for drug policy influencers and implementers. 

17/3/2016 The A-Debate Science Summary has been finalised

A report evaluating the A-Debate is now available

Discussions were stimulated by short scientific presentations on key topics:

Opening Session: Introduction to the A-Debate science

 

Moderators: Peter Anderson and Toni Gual

 

  
SESSION 1: Why worry about addictions?

Chair: Cees Goos

  
SESSION 2: Active agents in our addiction

 Chair: Peter Anderson

  

View the video of Session 2
SESSION 3: Addiction – a chameleon concept

 Chair: Virginia Berridge

 

View the video of Session 3
SESSION 4: Commercialization of addictive products

 Chair: Ian Gilmore

  

View the video of Session 4
SESSION 5: Heading off harm: Pathways, potency and policy 

 Chair: Robert West

   

View the video of Session 5
SESSION 6: Strengthening prevention and treatment

 Chair: Toni Gual

  

View the video of Session 6
SESSION 7: Using the tools of science to govern addictions

 Chair: Franz Trautmann

  

View the video of Session 7
CLOSING SESSION: Reframing addictions – Where do we go from here?

  Moderator: Franklin Apfel

  

View the video of the Closing Session

 

Download the A-Debate speakers' short biographies

 

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Events

The ALICE RAP project has held a number of project events, such as Steering Group Meetings, General Partner meetings, press briefings and seminars allow the researchers and project managers to shape the technical work of the project, explore synergies within the network of scientists, coordinate endeavours and and communicate their findings.

The final event of the project was the A-Debate, an interactive debate of the latest addiction science and drug policy implications involving multi-sectoral experts.

The project partners also participate in a number of related events - conferences, workshops and seminars on addictions, lifestyles, public health and addictive substances or behaviour.