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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
I don't think many of you would want to pay $100 for this but thought I'd advertise it here anyways. I probably won't record much of this as it is mostly the same as the last one, altho I might record the panel discussion at the end tho, because it might be lively