Drugs, Health and Development and Environmental Sustainability

Drugs, Health and Development and Environmental Sustainability
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This is a past event

A panel discussion focusing on the linkages between drugs such as tobacco and heroin and public health, environmental and international development concerns.

Speakers:

Linkages between tobacco control, public health and environmental sustainability: Helmut Geist, Sixth Century Chair in Human-Environment Interactions, Associate Centre for Sustainable International Development

Heroin, health and HIV - An international development perspective: Hilary Homans, Director, Centre for Sustainable International Development

As part of the University of Aberdeen Students’ International Development week (28 February to 4 March 2011), the Centre for Sustainable International Development will be hosting a panel discussion to be followed by drinks and light refreshments.

The panel will be moderated by Brendan Dineen (Population Health, University of Aberdeen).  It is also hoped that a local specialist working with injecting drug users in Aberdeen will attend.

All students, staff and members of the general public are very welcome.