Substance Abuse (Reduction)
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Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue begins Monday
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue, 17-18 April 2023, at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and Tobago. Under the theme, ‘Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge’, the symposium seeks to promote dialogue and regional action…
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CARICOM MAKING PROGRESS IN DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are reporting progress in their efforts to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in the Region. Based on the ten Country reports presented yesterday (3 March) at the regional training workshop on Standards of Care for Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities for Substance Abusers, in Jamaica, several countries have varying…
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NEW YOUTH-BASED APPROACH TO FIGHTING DRUGS COMING TO THE CARIBBEAN
It is widely acknowledged that any effective drug prevention program must have a strong youth focus as young people are among the most vulnerable to the allure of illicit substances. For this reason the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Caribbean regional field office is preparing to launch the United Nations Global Youth Network in the Caribbean in…
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CARICOM SUBSTANCE ABUSE REDUCTION FORUM
A two-day Regional Demand Reduction Forum opens at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Georgetown, Guyana-based Headquarters on Monday 17 September 2001, bringing together governmental and non governmental agencies from across the Region to set out a new course of action against the scourge of substance abuse which threatens to consume the entire Region. The Forum is also expected to advise the…
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REGION GIVES PRIORITY TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
The Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Inter-Governmental Task Force on Drugs and Regional Ministers of National Security expressed concern at the high levels of illicit drugs remaining in the Caribbean out of the cargo being transhipped to external countries. At their two-day Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana which ended on Thursday at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters, they agreed to give a higher priority…
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