CRISA Conference on Drugs and Society in Africa
Fbinaija Nigeria
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Announcement & Call for Papers
The African Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA) is pleased to announce its Ninth Biennial International Conference on “Drugs and Society in Africa” scheduled
to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, in August 2010. The organizers invite you to this very important conference that will focus on the role of alcohol and other drug use in the HIV/AIDS epidemics
in different African societies. Interested researchers in various disciplines, policy experts,
practitioners, representatives of NGOs and students are encouraged to submit abstracts of
papers for presentation at the conference.
Major Theme:
Alcohol, Drugs and HIV/AIDS in Africa
Research, Prevention and Treatment Issues
Sub-themes:
Epidemiology of substance use and HIV/AIDS ¨ Social factors in HIV and substance abuse ¨ Alcohol and
high risk sexual behaviours ¨ Injecting
drug use and HIV ¨ Approaches to the prevention of substance
use and HIV ¨ Drug use and the course of HIV/AIDS ¨ Alcohol and other STIs ¨ Adherence to antiretroviral
therapy (ART) and other treatment issues ¨ HIV, drugs and mental health ¨ Substance abuse,
infectious diseases and social development ¨ Other papers on any aspect of legal and illegal drugs in
Africa will be accepted for presentation.
Dates: 11 & 12 August 2010 (Arrival 10th, Departure 13th August)
Venue: Chelsea Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria
Abstracts due: 15 March 2010 (extended to 15 April)
Full papers: 14 June 2010
Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to cris...@yahoo.com.
Conference Highlights:
· 20th Anniversary Celebration
· Workshop on Screening and brief interventions for substance use disorders
Registration: General - N15,000; Undergraduate Students –
N7,000
For more information please contact:
Professor I. S. Obot, Conference Chair Phone +234 703 940 8945 Email: obo...@gmail.com
Dr Andrew Zamani, Conference Secretary Phone +234 805 958 1331 Email: zama...@yahoo.com
Promoting Personal and Social Well-being in Africa
Conference Secretariat: Suite 112, 10 Algiers Street, Better Living Complex, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, Nigeria
CRISA Office and Research Library: 10 Okon Essien Close, PO Box 4230, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Onyeanula Wilson
APYN,Nigeria
Coordinator
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