1.3 - A trip through Kosmicare's drug checking service (Kosmicare Association, Portugal) (* prize-winner)
1.4 - Inside drug users (in)visibilities (GAT Portugal, Portugal)
1.5 - The Click (Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland)
1.6 - These walls by heart (Unidade de Alcoologia de Lisboa, Portugal)
IG Video session 2: Policy and practice to tackle addictions around the world (Day 2 - 15h -16:30h)
2.1 - Equitable Drug Treatment for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities (Ghent University, Belgium)
2.2 - Connecting with Care – South Africa (INHSU, South Africa)
2.3 - Prevention of overdose deaths in northern border of Mexico, Tijuana. (Prevencasa A.C., Mexico)
2.4 - REITOX: a model European network bridging science, policy and practice (French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Reitox, Europe)
2.5 - While the situation lasts (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona / IDIBAPS, Spain)
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2.6 - The impact of economic recessions on the use of cannabis among young people (EMCDDA, Europe)
IG Video session 3: Different approaches for different populations (Day 2 - 16:50 - 18:20)
3.1 - Connecting with Care – Ahtahkakoop (INHSU, Canada)
3.2 - Steroidelab: Using a social media campaign to reach anabolic steroid users in need of treatment (Oslo University Hospital, Norway) (* prize-winner)
3.3 - The Workshop of Life (Centre For the Prevention of Addictions and the Promotion of Psychosocial Health, Greece)
3.4 - Between us (De Chinezen, Belgium) (* prize-winner)
3.5 - The Addicted (Instituto Nacional de Luta Anti-Drogas, Angola)
3.6 - The PriSUD-project - an explainer (Oslo University Hospital, Norway) (* prize-winner)
Inter·GLAM (I·G) is a European project, co-funded by DG JUST at the European Commission, running from July 2021 to June 2023, which will co-produce a thematic track on ‘Global perspectives on addictions and drug markets’ of the 4th European Conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies in Lisbon (LxAddictions22, 23-25 November 2022), and award up to 120 I·G bursaries to conference participants who could otherwise not attend the event.
Global scope of the problem: Drug use is an increasing lifestyle trend worldwide; and addiction and the poly-criminality of the drug market constitute a virtually global health and socioeconomic problem. Globalisation facilitates trade. Recent developments in context: The global COVID pandemic and geopolitical developments will cause more recent disruptions and shifts in drug use and transit operations which require updated analysis.
Global issues: how are socio-demographic, technological, political, environmental and other global challenges impacting on substance use, associated problems and markets?
New market challenges: market flows, novel and new psychoactive substances and medicinal products.
Drug use, lifestyles and settings: socio-cultural contexts and physical environments, voices from impacted communities.
Recognising global diversity in public health responses; putting evidence into practice in different cultures and settings (translational aspects and transferability).
Impact of the global public health crisis on the addictions field.
The project will also set up and strengthen global networks and working groups, with the aim of sustaining and extending collabprations in addiction science beyond the duration of Inter·GLAM.
Collaborative: different constellations of professionals (from varied geographical and sectoral backgrounds) were recruited to work on different topics within the project (the Inter·GLAM working groups), with the objective of developing original research to inform briefing documents and peer-reviewed articles on priority topics, and with the intention to continue collaborating beyond the duration of the project:
Transparency and Sustainability: the project reports (deliverables) written with the aim of providing sufficient theoretical and methodological detail to strengthen future multi-sectoral international co-creation and global networking initiatives in addiction and drug fields and disciplines.
A new European project, WAVE – Workforce in Addictions · Valorisation in Europe will contribute to the next Lisbon Addictions conference. You can find more information about WAVE and ways to participate on the WAVE website: https://wave-addictionsworkforce.eu/
The InterGLAM working groups represented collaborative efforts between multi-disciplinary professionals on the topics of the InterGLAM track in Lisbon Addictions 2022, to produce briefing documents, sessions and publications in 5 priority areas (and strengthened applications fo an I·G bursary).
In preparation for the co-produced thematic track 'Global perspectives on addictions and drug markets' of the 4th European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (LxAddictions22), Inter·GLAM created multi-sectoral, international working groups focused on the five sub-topics of the Inter·GLAM track (see below). Each group comprised multi-disciplinary professionals, who participated in virtual working meetings with the following goals:
Act as a panel of experts on priorities for the five sub-topics in different parts of the world;
Gather and organize information on the sub-topics and input to a scoping paper for possible publication;
Collaborate on the co-creation of the Inter·GLAM track;
Identify relevant organizations and potential applicants for attendance bursaries at LxAddictions22
Participation in one or more working groups on the sub-topics was compatible with an application for a conference attendance bursary, and such collaboration was favourably considered in the competitive selection process.
The 5 Inter·GLAM working group sub-topics:
5 research areas identified by the Inter·GLAM working groups, each representing a specific knowledge gap that was identified and addressed through the course of the group work:
Read the deliverable report on the outcomes of the 5 Inter·Glam working groups here.
The Inter·GLAM project co-produced track of the Lisbon Addictions 2022 conference, 'Global perspectives on addictions and drug markets'highlighted human stories focusing on local and community actions, and under -resourced and -represented settings and stakeholders, through short communications, roundtables and debates, videos and other formats.
Chairs: Nicky Dirkx (University College of Ghent), Aleksandra Pałaszewska (Polish Drug Policy Network)
Speakers: América Tonantzin Becerra Romero (Autonomous University of Nayarit), Daniel Font Noguerol (Energy Control), Damian “Mestosław” Sobczyk (Polish Drug Policy Network), Dave Higham (The Well Communities)
Videos: Connecting with Care – Toronto (Canada), SUMAYA (Uganda), A trip through Kosmicare's drug checking service (Portugal), Inside drug users (in)visibilities (Portugal), The Click (Ireland), These walls by heart (Portugal)
Videos: Equitable Drug Treatment for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities (Belgium), Connecting with Care – South Africa (South Africa), Prevention of overdose deaths in northern border of Mexico, Tijuana (Mexico), REITOX: a model European network bridging science, policy and practice (International), While the situation lasts (Spain), The impact of economic recessions on the use of cannabis among young people (International)
Videos: Connecting with Care – Ahtahkakoop (Canada), Steroidelab: Using a social media campaign to reach anabolic steroid users in need of treatment (Norway), The Workshop of Life (Greece), Between us (Belgium), The Addicted (Angola), The PriSUD-project - an explainer (Norway)
Facilitators: Elsa Caballeria (University of Barcelona), Florian Scheibein (Waterford Institute Of Technology), Abu Taher (UNODC)
The Inter·GLAM Track themes
Five sub-topics or strands ran through the track, each represented in a different way in the conference:
Global issues: how are social demographic, information technology, political, environmental and other global challenges impacting on drug use, drug problems and the drug market?
The Inter·GLAM working group addressing this topic ran a backcasting exercise workshop as part of the Lisbon Addictions track to envisage "a future where digital tools are used optimally in the field of substance use and substance use disorders, globally, by 2030".
New market challenges: market flows, novel and new psychoactive substances and medicinal products
The major session of the Inter·GLAM track brought 4 distinct expert perspectives to bear on the phenomenon of drug market resilience: See details of the session here
Recognising global diversity in public health responses; putting evidence into practice in different cultures and settings
This Inter·GLAM working group developed a session to explore diverse drug policy from the perspectives of gender, service providers, sensitivity to youth, and people who use drugs: 'Drug policy: socio-political influence, cultural diversity'.
Impact of the global public health crisis in the addictions field
This topic ran through multiple sessions in the Inter·GLAM track, including a number of externally produced structured sessions and e-posters, and the three I·G Cinema screening sessions:
Within the frame of the collaboration with LxAddictions22, Inter·GLAM has organised a video contest for audiovisual pieces relating to any of the main areas/ thematic tracks of the conference, with a selection of videos entries shown in the programme of the Lisbon Addictions 2022 Conference (23-25 Nov 2022), in the Inter·GLAM Cinema.
The video competition is now closed, and the prizes have been awarded, under the two competition categories:
Category 1 : creatively showcasing an innovative scientific, technical, or civil society activity
1st prize: Steroidelab: Using a social media campaign to reach anabolic steroid users in need of treatment (Norway)
2nd prize: The PriSUD-project - an explainer (Norway)
3rd prize: A trip through Kosmicare's drug checking service (Portugal)
Category 2 : to communicate and bring visibility to stories of impactful and insightful lived experience
1st prize: Between us (Belgium)
2nd prize: SUMAYA (Uganda)
3rd prize: Connecting with Care – Toronto (Canada)
Lisbon Addictions People's Prize: The Workshop of Life (Greece)
an increasing lifestyle trend worldwide; and addiction and the poly-criminality of the drug market constitute a virtually global health and socioeconomic problem. Globalisation facilitates trade.
