Media Seminar on Addictions ”Charm of Substances and Gambling in Nordic Welfare States”
Quality 11 Hotel, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 Göteborg
PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2011
Meet at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport
Flight Helsinki-Goteborg AY671 07.40 – 08.10
9.30 Coffee
Introduction of the seminar and the participants
Opening greetings
THE NORDIC ALCOHOL AND DRUG POLICY MEETS THE REALITY (in Finnish)
10.00 The Trends and the Paradoxes of the Substance Abuse Treatment Services in Nordic Countries
Researcher Kerstin Stenius, University of Stockholm and Nordens välfärdscenter
10.45 What Has It Been Like to Build the Swedish Welfare State? How Substance Abuse Problems Have Been Perceived in Publicity?
11.05 Discussion
11.25 Lunch, check in to the hotel
12.45 Opening of the International Seminar (in English)
Representative of the City of Gothenburg
Chair: Research Manager Tuukka Tammi, A-Clinic Foundation
13.00 The History of Problem Gambling in Sweden
Associate Professor Per Binde, Center for Public Sector Research, University of Gothenburg
13.30 Numbers, Speech, and Power: Governing Gambling in Finland
Research Director Pauliina Raento, The Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research
13.55 Nordic Alcohol Policy - In What Form Does It Exist?
Researcher Thomas Karlsson, National Institute for Health and Welfare
14.20 Coffee
Chair: Research Director Pauliina Raento,
The Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research
14.35 Nordic Cooperation against Anabolic-Androgen Steroids
Project Coordinator Jukka Koskelo, Dopinglinkki
15.00 Use of Illicit Drugs in the Nordic Countries - Similarities and Differences in Trends and Control
Assistant Professor Kim Möller, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, University of Århus
15.25 How Would Drug Users Change Swedish Drug Policy?
Chairman Berne Stålenkranz, Swedish Drug Users Association
15.50 Drug User Organisations in the Nordic Countries - What Do They Want?
Research Manager Tuukka Tammi, A-Clinic Foundation
16.15 Peer Group Activities: Drug User Organisations in Finland and Sweden, Gamblers Society in Sweden
Chairman Sami Henttonen, Finnish Drug Users Association Lumme ry
Chairman Berne Stålenkranz, Swedish Drug Users Association
Projektledare Mattias Ekenberg, Spelberoendes Förening Göteborg
17.00 Time for interviews; Ending of the international session
Evening program
Dinner at the Barken Viking, Gullbergskajen
Awarding of the Annual Addiction Journalism Prize
FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2011
Breakfast at the hotel
CITIZENS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND MEDIA (in Finnish)
Chair: Researcher Thomas Karlsson, National Institute for Health and Welfare (Finland)
9.00 The Integration of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
Research Professor Kristian Wahlbeck, National Institute for Health and Welfare (Finland)
9.30 Alcohol and Cancer Risk
Senior Physician, Dr. Katja Aktan-Collan, Cancer Society of Finland
10.00 The Substances Abusing Youth from the Perspective of Child Welfare in Nordic Countries
Researcher Petra Kouvonen, Nordens välfärdscenter
10.30 Coffee
11.00 The Social Backgrounds of Gambling on the Net – How the Community Restricts and Motivates Gambling?
Researcher Jani Kinnunen, University of Tampere
11.30 Comments of the Gambling Helpline Peluuri
Development Manager Mari Pajula
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Panel Discussion: In what way are substances, gambling and other addictions perceived by citizens and experts?
14.30 Study Visits
Spelberoendes Förening Göteborg
Tullverket
Alna Sverige AB
SATURDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2011
Breakfast at the hotel
9.00 Study Visits
11.30 Lunch
HARM REDUCTION, WELFARE AND THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (in Finnish)
Chair: Product manager Sanna Pettersson, Oy H. Lundbeck Ab
12.30 The Vague Limits of the Risky Use of Alcohol
Professor Kaija Seppä, University of Tampere
13.00 Action Program for Resbonsible Use of Alcohol
Special Coordinator Leena Alho, City of Helsinki, Social Services Department
13.30 Gambling Increases and Diversifies - What Happened to the Ideal of the Moderate Gambling?
Researcher Antti Murto, The Gambling Clinic and the Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (Socca)
14.00 New actor in the Preventive Work: the NGO EHYT ry.
Innovation and Economic Director Kari Vuorinen, EHYT ry.
14.30 What Young People Think about Alcohol Culture and Substance Use at Home?
Project Coordinator Janne Takala, Fragile Childhood, A-Clinic Foundation
15.00 Coffee
15.15 Debate: Where Is the Role of Residential Services
Director Hanna Ahokas, A-Clinic of Hämeenlinna
Honorary Social Counselor Jorma Soini, Blue Ribbon Foundation
15.45 Panel Discussion: What are the Functions of the NGOs in the Welfare State? What is the Significance of Various National Drug & Alcohol Programmes in Practice?
Concluding Words
16.40 Departure to the airport
Flight Göteborg–Helsinki AY678
