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ORGANIZER;CN=Simone-Marie Meeks :MAILTO:smeeks@nyam.org
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SUMMARY:New Directions for New York: A Public Health and S
 afety Approach to Drug Policy
LOCATION:The New York Academy of Medicine
DESCRIPTION:The New York Academy of Medicine and the Drug 
 Policy Alliance have come together to convene a co
 nference to develop new policy solutions that take
  advantage of existing, effective public health an
 d safety tools in our city and state. The New Dire
 ctions for New York conference will encourage part
 icipants to develop concrete intervention and poli
 cy proposals for New Yorkers affected by substance
  use and misuse.   


 This conference follows 
 the historic hearings convened by the New York Sta
 te Assembly last May to examine a public health ap
 proach to drug policy. In a rare occurrence, the h
 earings were conducted jointly by six Assembly Com
 mittees -- three from the field of criminal justic
 e (Codes, Corrections, and Judiciary), and three f
 rom public health (Health, Alcoholism and Drug Add
 iction, and Social Services). The hearings brought
  together a wide array of stakeholders to discuss 
 and explore what a coordinated public health appro
 ach to drug policy would look like. Together we ca
 n develop public health-oriented approaches to our
  drug policies that save lives, reduce the harms a
 ssociated with drug misuse, enhance public safety,
  and conserve our scarce tax dollars.   

The co
 nfference will be held on Thursday evening, Januar
 y 22 & Friday, all day, January 23, 2009
PRIORITY:1
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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