Previous roomNext room Main stage In programme 17 sessions View all sessions About Sessions Plenary session Poster session Big debate Structured session Workshop Oral presentation session Short communication session Poster guided tour Wednesday, 23 October 08:45 Welcoming remarks 08:45 to 09:00Main stageJoão GoulãoAlexis Goosdeel 09:00 Plenary I New frontiers for addiction science 09:00 to 10:30Main stageAntoni Gual 10:50 Opioid-related deaths in Europe and Australia 10:50 to 12:20Main stageEilish Gilvarry 13:20 The future of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs 13:20 to 14:50Main stageDagmar HedrichErika Duffell 15:00 Progress in alcohol research and treatment 15:00 to 16:30Main stageEmanuele Scafato 16:50 Nicotine harm reduction: opportunities and challenges 16:50 to 18:20Main stageLinda Bauld 18:30 Big debate Will changes in cannabis policy result in greater costs or greater benefits? 18:30 to 19:30Main stageFlorence RansonLaura D'ArrigoJennifer PriceSir Robin MurrayWayne HallTom Blickman Thursday, 24 October 09:00 Plenary II Learning from the past to meet the challenges of the future 09:00 to 10:30Main stageEilish Gilvarry 10:50 Lancet review series: Using evidence to better respond to drug problems - a call for action 10:50 to 12:20Main stagePam Das 13:20 Lessons from the past applied to the future Post-marketing prescription drug mosaic surveillance 13:20 to 14:50Main stageRichard Dart 15:00 Global changes in cannabis products 15:00 to 16:30Main stageTom FreemanWayne Hall 16:50 Trends and harms related to recreational drugs, prescription medicines and new psychoactive substances European Drug Emergency Network Plus (Euro-DEN Plus) 16:50 to 18:20Main stageNicola Singleton 18:30 Big debate Industry friend or foe? Can industry contribute to better addiction science, policy, and actions? 18:30 to 19:30Main stageFlorence RansonHenrietta Bowden-Jones OBEAxel KleinPaul WallaceNiamh FitzgeraldSir Ian Gilmore Friday, 25 October 09:00 Plenary III Horizons in addiction science 09:00 to 10:30Main stageMichael Farrell 10:45 Big debate How do we get greater involvement of civil society and affected communities in shaping addiction research, policies and practice? 10:45 to 11:45Main stageFlorence RansonMariann SkarMarie NougierTony DuffinJohn McCrackenLaurène Collard 12:30 Closing session 12:30 to 13:30Main stageJulia Sinclair 13:30 Closing remarks 13:30 to 13:45Main stageManuel Cardoso