ADDICTION Conference on July 21-23, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa

ADDICTION Conference on July 21-23, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa

IT’S TIME TO MOVE FROM STIGMA TO SOLUTIONS

 

Lives and livelihoods are lost every day to a medical disorder not enough people are talking about.

Addiction needs to be seen for what it is. Not as weakness. Not as a lack of character. Not as something that needs to be punished.

Addiction is a diagnosable, treatable medical disorder and no country or company can afford to lose any more resources to ineffective, uncoordinated addiction treatment protocols.

This event will bring together healthcare practitioners, social development officials, medical aid and managed care organisations, social work professionals, academia, researchers and more to start the move from costly stigma to effective solutions.

Track 1: Research in Practice

Track 2: Capacity Building and Advocacy

Track 3: Legislation, Policy and Enforcement

Name: SANCA
Website: http://www.addiction.org.za

SANCA - the South African Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - is a non-government organisation, established in 1956. Their major objectives are the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug dependence through the provision of highly effective primary and secondary prevention services, as well as comprehensive treatment programmes for chemically dependent people and their families.
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