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Aim and content
The relationship between substance abuse and mental health have recently become a sizable health issue world-wide. In a post-pandemic world with rising national and international conflicts, more and more people are becoming vulnerable to substance abuse to help them cope. Substance abuse more often than not, can actually aggravate or worsen pre-existing mental health conditions, making substance abuse and mental health important, emerging global health problems.
Between the years 2011 and 2021 the number of patients with drug disorders has increased by almost 50 percent as reported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Similarly, their World Drug Report of 2023 shows that almost 300 million people used recreational drugs in 2021, a 23 percent increase compared to 2011. Due to this, the international community has been and continues to be urged to action.
During the Akkon Aspekte Abend “Let’s talk about drugs”, we would like to further discuss this complex issue with our international and interdisciplinary panel consisting of researchers and students from North & South America, Asia and Europe. They will shed light on pressing topics such as alcohol abuse, smoking, sugar consumption, marijuana legalization, as well as adverse health effects of khat, and their associations to mental health. International cooperation may be the only way to solve this public health issue and promote real solutions and preventative health measures, where the root of the problem, mental health distress, is more directly addressed.
Organization/Registration
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. PH Timo Ulrichs & Gaby Feldmann
Akkon University of Applied Human Sciences &
Institute for Research in International Assistance (IRIA)
Colditzstr. 34-36, 12099 Berlin, Germany
gaby.feldmann@iria.akkon-hochschule.de Tel. +49 30 8092332-0, + 49 178 2176889
Information on participating / attending:
Registration required: gaby.feldmann@iria.akkon-hochschule.de
Date:
06/20/2024 17:00 - 06/20/2024 19:30
Event venue:
Akkon University of Applied Human Sciences
Colditzstr. 34-36, 12099 Berlin, SR 10, Ground floor &
Online
Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Environment / ecology, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
06/07/2024
Sender/author:
Nadine Huntemann
Department:
Referat für Kommunikation und Marketing
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event77153
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