National Drugs Monitoring System in Croatia (JHA 53303)

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1 TAIEX workshop on National Drugs Monitoring System in Croatia (JHA 53303) organised by TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument) of the European Commission, in co-operation with the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the Office for Combating Drugs Abuse of the Government of the Republic of Croatia AGENDA Venue: Zadar, Croatia Date: October 2013 Objective of the workshop is to present policy makers and professional audience major achievements in developing National drugs information system and obligations deriving from the formal participation of Croatia in the work of the EMCDDA, to increase visibility of the EMCDDA and its Reitox FP in Croatia, as well as to foster implementation of the relevant EU acquis communautaire.

2 DAY 1 Tuesday, October Registration of participants Session 1 Why monitoring of drug situation and related responses matters? Moderator: Ms Lidija VUGRINEC, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Opening statements: Providing the evidence base for effective policy and action Role of monitoring in modelling national drug policy: interventions responding to the changes Introduction to the workshop Reference framework for monitoring drugs situation in Europe and quality assurance Use of monitoring in improving responses at the local level: a way to success COFFEE BREAK Discussion LUNCH Measuring the effectiveness of drug policy Dimension of drug-related public expenditures in Croatia and potential for exploring social costs PRESS CONFERENCE 1. Getting into European picture (with reference to Croatia): new trends and challenges 2. Launch of the Report on Drugs Situation in Croatia 3. Analysis of urinary biomarkers of drugs in the Zadar waste waters: presentation of key findings Mr Wolfgang Götz, Director of the EMCDDA Representative of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Mr Željko PETKOVIĆ, Director of the Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Mr Alexis GOOSDEEL,EMCDDA Head of Unit - Reitox and international cooperation Ms Stela KLEPAC ERSTIĆ, Public Health Institute Zadar Mr Mladen MAVAR, Committee on Combating Drugs Abuse of Zadar County Mr Franz TRAUTMANN, Trimbos Institute (NL) Head of Unit International Affairs Ms Dubravka JURLINA, Director of the Institute of Economy, Zagreb Representative of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Mr Željko PETKOVIĆ, Director of the Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Mr Wolfgang GÖTZ, Director of the EMCDDA Mr Alexis GOOSDEEL, EMCDDA Head of Unit - Reitox and international cooperation Ms Senka TERZIĆ, Ruđer Bošković Institute Prefect of Zadar County or Mayor of Zadar (TBC) Moderator: Ms Lidija VUGRINEC, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse

3 Session 2 Analysis and use of epidemiological data Moderator: Ms Dijana JERKOVIĆ, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Epidemiological Key Indicators; understanding the drug situation Pros and cons of Innovative methods to conduct drug surveys: on-line and computer assisted surveys Added value of surveys in educational settings in planning prevention activities Evolution of problem drug use to a high risk drug use estimates: methodological challenges Mr Julian Vicente, EMCDDA Head of Unit - Prevalence, consequences and data management unit Ms Katerina Skarupova, Researcher at Masaryk University Ms Renata GLAVAK TKALIĆ, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar Ms Marina KUZMAN, Public Health Institute Andrija Štampar Ms Iva PEJNOVIĆ FRANELIĆ, Croatian Public Health Institute Ms Irma KOVČO VUKADIN, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Mr Martin BUSCH, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (AT) Member of REITOX Focal Point Ms Martina MARKELIĆ, Croatian Public Health Institute COFFEE BREAK Treatment demand indicator: from opiate addiction towards polydrug use (where is a part of drugs addicts recorded in the past?) Behavioural characteristics of i.v. drug users in Croatia and proportions of related risks Ms Dragica KATALINIĆ, Croatian Public Health Institute Mr Slavko SAKOMAN, Referral Centre for Drug Addiction Mr Siniša ZOVKO, Croatian Red Cross Incidence of infectious diseases among i.v. drug users in Croatia Mrs. Vesna VIŠEKRUNA VUČINA, Croatian Public Health Institute Discussion Focus on methadone related overdoses, unrevealed cocaine induced deaths and new drugs as direct or indirect cause of deaths Mr Julian Vicente, EMCDDA Head of Unit (Issues on deaths related to methadone and deaths related to cocaine) Ms Tanja ČORIĆ, Croatian Public Health Institute Mrs Davorka SUTLOVIĆ, Institute for Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Cytology, University of Split End of day Education on use of updated computer software for recording persons in treatment for needs of Register of persons treated for psychoactive drug abuse in the Republic of Croatia (participation with special invitation)

4 DAY 2 Wednesday, October 23 Session 3 Getting to know principles of drug markers Moderator: Mr Marko MARKUS, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Further insights into aspects of the EU illicit drugs market Combining sources in understanding drug markets New psychoactive substances conquering the drug scene Round table discussion: COFFEE BREAK About new drugs and new trends in drug use observed in Croatia: do we have means and capacities to effectively respond the phenomenon? Workshop I Composing a puzzle Facilitators: EU experts Mr Franz TRAUTMANN, Trimbos Institute (NL) Head of Unit International Affairs Mr Dalibor DOLEŽAL, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Mr Dražen RASTOVIĆ, Ministry of Interior Mr Alexis GOOSDEEL, EMCDDA Head of Unit- Reitox and international cooperation Ms Valentina KRANŽELIĆ, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Ms Ljubica TOMAŠEK, Forensic Science Institute, Ministry of Interior Mr Antonio VULIN, Police District Zadar Ms Ivana PAVIĆ MIKOLAUČIĆ, Public Health Institute Dubrovnik Ms Varja BASTIJANČIĆ, NGO Institut Introduction to the workshop: Innovative approaches in monitoring drugs phenomenon Related Deaths, Prevalence Estimates and Treatment Data Cross-indicator analysis Mr Alexis GOOSDEEL, EMCDDA Head of Unit Mr Martin BUSCH, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (AT) Ms Charlotte DAVIES, Public Health England (UK), UK Focal Point on Drugs WORK IN SMALL GROUPS Feedback from rapporteurs LUNCH

5 Session 4 Ensuring evidence based and proactive responses Moderator: Ms Lidija VUGRINEC, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Quality standards and dissemination of best practices COFFEE BREAK Efforts to increase effectiveness of drug demand reduction interventions in Croatia Mr Angelina BROTHERHOOD, Public Health Researcher at Liverpool John Moores University Ms Valentina KRANŽELIĆ, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Mr Darko ROVIŠ, Public Health Institute Rijeka Ms Dijana JERKOVIĆ, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Ms Josipa Lovorka ANDREIĆ, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Workshop II Defining a way forward Facilitators: Office for Combating Drugs Abuse Introduction to the workshop: Draft Action Plan on National Drugs Information System in the Republic of Croatia WORK IN SMALL GROUPS (according to the thematic areas of Draft APNDIS) Conclusions End of the programme Ms Lidija VUGRINEC, Office for Combating Drugs Abuse This meeting is being organised by the Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) of the European Commission CHAR 03/149, B Brussels Telephone: , Fax: Web site