The importance of recovey

WFAD invites, together with Drug Policy Futures, Recovered Users Union and UNODC, to a side event that will highlight the importance of recovery.

The side event will take place on December 9 at Vienna International Center, in connection with the reconvened CND at 13.00.

Recovery is a way to enable for individuals who have developed drug related problems to function effectively in society and to empower them to take control of their own lives. Community based recovery fellowship provide important opportunities for mutual help. Treatment systems must provide a wide range of effective services to assist people who use drugs in their efforts to recover. These services must be based on the same rigorous evidence and the same principle of non-discrimination that are expected in other sectors of the health system.

The aim of the event is to discuss recovery both in theory and in practice. Boro Goic, representative of recovered users in the Civil Society Task Force, will share the preliminary results from his consultation with recovery organizations around the world. We will also discuss the scientific basis for recovery and how UNODC works to promote recovery from drug addiction.

Speakers
Boro Goic Chairman, Recovered Users Network, representing recovered users in the Civil Society Task Force
David Best Professor of Criminology Development and Society, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Gilberto Gerra Chief, Drug Prevention and Health Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 

Moderator
Linda Nilsson Secretary General, World Federation Against Drugs

Organized by:
World Federation Against Drugs
Recovered Users Network
Drug Policy Futures
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime