VAADA Party Drugs Symposium - Melbourne June 23rd 2003

The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association

Inaugural Victorian Party Drugs Symposium

‘Beyond ‘e’: exploring the impact of party drugs
on current day youth and culture’

monday 23rd june 2003 At the Melbourne Town Hall (cnr Swanston & Collins St) Swanston Hall

► Setting the scene: party drugs, what are they and who uses them?
► What is currently being done to reduce harm and problematic use?
► What should be done to reduce harm?
► Where to from here? A facilitated discussion about future policies and practices in Victoria


8.30-9.00am Registration

9.00 – 9.30am
Welcome and Introduction

Mr Neos Zavrou, VAADA President
Welcome

Ms Carol Bennett, VAADA Executive Officer
Why a focus on party drugs?

9.30 – 11.30am
Session 1 – Setting the scene: party drugs, what are they and who uses them?

Discussant: Professor Margaret Hamilton, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Service

Mr Paul Dillon, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
New drugs, new risks: the current state of play in Australia

Ms Bridget Barker, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Ecstasy: patterns of use and harms in Australia

Ms Catherine Quinn, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department
What is actually in your ecstasy?

Mr Paul Dillon, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Ketamine: patterns of use and harms associated with non-medical ketamine use
GHB: an overview
Ms Bridget Barker, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Crystal: is it a passing fad or a continuing phenomenon?

Mr Shaun Baxter, Monash University Medical Student
The context of party drug use

Morning Tea 11.30 – 11.45am


11.45am - 1.15pm
Session 2 - What is currently being done to reduce harm and problematic use?

Discussant: Mr Tony Palmer, Youth Substance Abuse Service

Rave Promoter - TBC

Inspector Steve James, Drug and Alcohol Strategy Unit, Victoria Police
Arresting the harms of drug use

Dr Venita Munir, St Vincent's Hospital Emergency
An emergency perspective on party drug use

Mr David Howell, Metropolitan Ambulance Service
Don’t forget to call the ambulance

Mr John Davidson, Enlighten
Adulterant testing in Australia: a grass roots initiative

Lunch 1.15 -2.00pm

2.00 – 3.15pm
Session 3 - What should be done to reduce harm?

Discussant: Mr Paul Dillon, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Dr John Lewis, Pacific Laboratory Medicine Services, Northern Sydney Health
Drug facilitated sexual assault: can toxicological screening prove it?

Ms Natalie Russell, RaveSafe
Peer education in the rave scene

Dr Cameron Duff, Centre for Youth Drug Studies, Australian Drug Foundation
Risks, harms, pleasure and limits: thinking about the place of party drugs in Australian youth cultures

Mr Craig Fry, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
From anecdote to answers: drug trend monitoring, party drugs and psychostimulants in Victoria

Afternoon Tea 3.15 – 3.30pm

3.30 - 4.45pm
Session 4 - Where to from here? A facilitated discussion about future policies and practices in Victoria

Discussant: Mr David Crosbie, Odyssey Victoria

Participants will include presenters from all previous sessions

4.45 – 5.00pm

Ms Carol Bennett, VAADA
Summary and Close

Symposium registration cost:

$100 per person *
VAADA Members - $50 per person *

Registrations will be confirmed upon payment and will close on Tuesday 17 June 2003

RSVP: Litsa at VAADA on 03 9416 0899

* GST Inclusive

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