Events in October 2022
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September 26, 2022
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September 27, 2022(1 event)
12:00 pm: NFM4: How People who Use Drugs can Meaningfully Engage12:00 pm: NFM4: How People who Use Drugs can Meaningfully Engage – 
27th September, 2022 In preparation for the Global Fund 2023-2025 grant cycle (New Funding Model 4/NFM4), INPUD is organising a webinar to introduce people who use drugs to NFM and particularly NFM4 with the aim to mobilise the community to engage in the processes on national level and influence their outcomes. |
September 28, 2022(1 event)
6:00 pm: Inside Research: Reducing the harm caused by smoking and alcohol6:00 pm: Inside Research: Reducing the harm caused by smoking and alcohol – 
Online The NIHR ARC South London’s ‘Inside Research’ seminar series is open to anyone who is interested in improving health and social care and addressing inequalities in south London. The series provides a space to exchange knowledge, personal experience, information, learning and ideas, and to make new connections. In this seminar, researchers and members of the public involved in ARC South London’s work will show how they are using applied health research to reduce the harm caused by smoking and alcohol. |
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September 30, 2022(2 events)
Recovery Street Film Festival 2022 Award Ceremony & ScreeningRecovery Street Film Festival 2022 Award Ceremony & Screening 
The theme for RSFF 2022 is "who am I?" with entrants exploring how their identity and place in the world has shaped their recovery, or the recovery of those in their life. We received an exceptional number of highly creative and diverse submissions to the film competition this year. As a result, we have expanded the number of films shortlisted from ten in previous years to fifteen. Join us for a screening of the full 15-film shortlist at the Everyman in Chelsea, with special guest speakers and an award ceremony to crown the top three filmmakers of RSFF 2022! 12:00 pm: Street Drugs Discussions: Gender dimensions of the War on Drugs12:00 pm: Street Drugs Discussions: Gender dimensions of the War on Drugs – 
Online This webinar looks at organised crime, drug trafficking and the war on drugs through the gender dimension. Expert special guests will discuss their research and wider knowledge relating to the following areas: Global and gender dimensions of drug supply activities |
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October 10, 2022(1 event)
World Mental Health DayWorld Mental Health Day 
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. This year's theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is 'mental health for all'. |
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October 24, 2022(1 event)
6:00 pm: Behind Closed Doors exhibition6:00 pm: Behind Closed Doors exhibition – 
Mon, 24 October 2022 Over a third of the population have tried illegal drugs and a tenth take them regularly. Yet the possession of drugs is illegal. In the context of prohibitionist drug policies, how do people store illegal drugs at home to avoid detection? This exhibition displays images and interview extracts about the drug storage strategies of recreational drug takers. It illustrates how drugs are stored in a variety of locations and containers to avoid detection. The data have been collected as part of a research project with people mostly living in Greater Manchester, aged between 28 and 58. |
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October 28, 2022(1 event)
2:00 pm: Street Drug Discussions: Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas)2:00 pm: Street Drug Discussions: Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) – 
Fri, 28 October 2022 This webinar looks at effects of nitrous on brain and body, medical and recreational patterns of use and the risks.
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November 1, 2022(1 event)
12:00 pm: Webinar – The Global State of Harm Reduction 2022: Report Launch12:00 pm: Webinar – The Global State of Harm Reduction 2022: Report Launch – 
Online The Global State of Harm Reduction is the only report that provides an independent analysis of harm reduction in the world. Now in its the seventh edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2020 is the most comprehensive global mapping of harm reduction responses to drug use, HIV and viral hepatitis. Join Harm Reduction International and regional experts from Eurasia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa and Eastern and Southern Africa for the launch of the latest edition of the report. |
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November 4, 2022(1 event)
UK Patient ConferenceMedical Cannabis Awareness Week 2022UK Patient ConferenceMedical Cannabis Awareness Week 2022 
Friday, 4 November 2022 Oval Space To coincide with Medical Cannabis Awareness Week, we’re excited to announce the first Medical Cannabis Patient Conference in the UK this year, hosted by Drug Science and MedcanSupport. This daytime event will be a chance for the medical cannabis patient and prescriber community to come together and celebrate one another’s journeys. The UK Patient Conference is open to the general public, created for medical cannabis patients and anyone interested in learning more about cannabis-based medicines. This way we hope to bridge the wide gap between cannabis industry and recreational-focused events. It is intended to become an annual get-together for our community that will help put Medical Cannabis Awareness Week, on the world’s radar. |
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November 6, 2022(1 event)
6:00 pm: Medical Cannabis Awareness Week 2022: Industry Insights6:00 pm: Medical Cannabis Awareness Week 2022: Industry Insights – 
Sun, 6 November 2022 An insight into current industry ongoings, focusing on the need to centre and amplify patients in the medical cannabis sector. #MCAW2022 |