More than twenty-five (25) Serbian high-level decision makers from Ministries of Health, Education, Social Affairs and Counternarcotics are participating in the three-day workshop on creating humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services, held at the Parliamentarians Members Club in Belgrade, Serbia from 20 to 22 May 2019.

The event was inaugurated by Mr Milan Pekić, Director of the Serbian Office Against Drugs and it was organized by UNODC together with the UNODC Office in South East Europe.

With the involvement and active...

The Graduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) announces the opening of applications for the selection process for a scholarship of the National Program of Post-Doctorate (PNPD/CAPES) in the addiction field. The duration of the scholarship is 12 months.

Job deadline: 3 June 2019

Country: Brazil

Area of work: Training/Further Education

Additional Info:

http://www.ufjf.br/ppgpsicologia-eng/files/2019/05/EDITAL-POST-DOC-ENGLISH-2019…

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