Scripta Varia

Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue

Proceedings of the Workshop
23-24 November 2016
Scripta Varia 130 | Vatican City, 2016
E-Pub ahead of print

Contents

Address to the Participants

Pope Francis

Introduction

H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden

The International Drug Control System and the Outcomes of the 2016 General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem

Mr. Yuri Fedotov

History of Psychoactive Drug Consumption: From Ancient Users to New Drug Design Abusers

Prof. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferrari

The Links Between Human Trafficking and Drug Crime

Mr. Kevin Hyland

Narcotráfico y parainstitucionalidad

Mr. Gustavo Vera

Preventing Drug Addiction in Children and Youth

Ms. Yvonne Thunell

Drug Use in Latin America

Dr. Zunilda Niremperger

Global Overview of Challenges Related to the Drug Problem

Dr. Angela Me

Vulnerability of Refugees to Addiction and Drug Prevention Approaches in Iran

Ms. Azadeh Bahramji

The Impact of the Narcotic Abuse Epidemic on Organ Donation

Dr. Francis L. Delmonico, M.D.

The Contribution of Civil Society to the Fight against Drug Trafficking

Padre Tonio Dell’Olio

Drug prevention in Sweden’s three major cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö

Mr. Russell Turner | TRESTAD 2 (THREE CITY PROJECT 2)

OPRENAR: un caso de organización de la Sociedad Civil para la prevención del narcotráfico y las adicciones

Dr. Héctor Masoero

Magisterio y experiencia pastoral con las personas adictas

H.E. Msgr. Jorge Eduardo Lozano

Un’esperienza di recupero italiana

Don Aldo Buonaiuto

Drug Effects on the Human Brain

Dr. Nora Volkow

How to Stop the Drug Epidemic

Dr. Robert L. DuPont, M.D.

Opiates and the Brain

Brigitte Kieffer, PhD

Address of the Italian Minister of Justice

Hon. Andrea Orlando

Psychoactive Drugs with Medicinal Properties: Challenges and Solutions

Prof. Bertha K. Madras, PhD

Addressing the Recreational Use of Cannabis: A Public Health Approach

Dr. João Castel-Branco Goulão, M.D.

The Endocannabinoid System: Therapeutic Perspectives and Risks of Cannabis Consumption

Prof. Rafael Maldonado

Dr. Kevin Sabet

The Social Impact of Drug Policy Change

The Particular Perils of Legalizing Commercial Production of Cannabis

Prof. Jonathan P. Caulkins

The European Drugs Market and the Growing Role of Internet: Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural Perspectives

Mr. Alexis Goosdeel