WHCA - Alice Rap

Alice Rap

4th ALICE RAP GENERAL PARTNERS' MEETING, 12-14 May 2014, Amsterdam

The WHCA Global Health and Journalism Initiative selected two students - Martin Luca de la Cruz (Faculty of Law, Padua University) and Charlotte Sexauer (MA Journalism - University of West England) to participate in the Alice RAP meetings in Amsterdam to hear, debate and reflect on ways some scientists are trying to influence drug and addiction- related policy making in Europe and beyond through research and advocacy.

Read Charlotte Sexauer's article

Read Martin Luca de la Cruz's article

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Alice Rap Debate on Cannabis - Policy Brief "From prohibition to regulation"

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Alice Rap Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe - Reframing Addictions Project-4th Plenary meeting
Amsterdam, 12- 14 May 2014

The ALICE RAP project (Addiction and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe -- Reframing Addictions Project) brings together a network of over 150 researchers who study many different aspects of addiction. The network of scientists involved in the project includes some of the most renowned researchers in Europe from a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from biomedical fields which look at addiction, such as neurobiology, to economics, market forces, clinical services and social impact of addictive behaviour.

Alice Rap Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe - Reframing Addictions Project-3rd Plenary meeting
Barcelona, 23-25 April 2013

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Alice Rap Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe - Reframing Addictions Project-3rd Plenary meeting
Newcastle, 15-17 May 2012

A-debate: U-Turn on Addictions. Biological and social science to reframe addictions policy - Barcelona, February 17-18, 2016

ALICE RAP hosted a final debate to present and discuss key research findings coming out of the project, their policy implications and the science with the greatest potential to contribute to smart and evidence-based global drugs policy.
The event was attended by high-level scientists, policy actors from national and international organisations and expert civil society actors. [read more]

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ALICE RAP Final Plenary Meeting & Pre-Conference Satellite Symposium, Lisbon, (Portugal) - September 22, 2015

The ALICE RAP Final Plenary Meeting and Pre-Conference Satellite Symposium will draw together around 60 participants from a wide variety of research, clinical and policy backgrounds, and different scientific disciplines and geographical regions, to present and discuss the key preliminary findings of the 5-year ALICE RAP project (Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe – Reframing Addictions Policy [read more].

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ALICE RAP Steering Group Meeting, 3-4 February 2015,Barcelona

The aim of the ALICE RAP Barcelona steering meeting is to review project achievements and publications to date and agree reporting plans and the agenda and programme for early 2016. WHCA supports project communication work and chairs the media and communication advisory group.

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Open Political Debate on Cannabis Policy and Regulation
De Balie debate centre, Amsterdam 12 May 2014
Public officials and health experts from the Netherlands, Europe and beyond gathered in an open "Town hall" meeting in Amsterdam 12 May to debate new approaches to cannabis law. The Amsterdam meeting launched the new ALICE RAP Policy Brief 5. Cannabis - From Prohibition to Regulation.

The highlights of the debate in the short videos.

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Alice Rap Debate on Cannabis - Introducing the Politicians