A Pint and A Line Conference 2009
Warwickshire Police, NHS Warwickshire and the Drug and Alcohol Action Team held a stakeholder conference on Friday 6th February 2009.
The conference included presentations and workshops that highlighted individual health, crime and community safety implications associated with the rising use of mixing alcohol and cocaine.
The Agenda for the Day was as follows
Opening Welcome: Lewis Benjamin, Warwickshire Police, Assistant Chief Constable
Keynote Address: Mike Ward, Alcohol Concern
The Warwickshire Perspective: Crime & Community Safety. Junaid Gharda, Warwickshire Police
The Warwickshire Perspective: Health and Well-being. Stan Horne, NHS Warwickshire
The Warwickshire Perspective: Entertainment and Leisure. Mike Wroe, British Institute of Innkeeping
The Big Drink Debate: Warwickshire Feedback. Nigel Smith, Senior Public Health and Communications Manager, Department of Health for the West Midlands
Workshops
User Perspectives: Voices4Choices
Workshop : Reprise
Panel Q&A: Mike Ward, Alcohol Concern. Adrian Pearson, Warwickshire Police. Helen King, NHS Warwickshire. Mike Wroe, BII and facilitors.
Conference Report by Alcohol Concern
Attached are the Speakers Pen Portraits, Presentation Handouts and further information.
Speakers Profiles
Presentation by Mike Ward Alcohol Concern
Presentation by Stan Horne Health and Well Being NHS Warwickshire
Presentation by Mike Wroe British Institute of Innkeeping
Presentation by Nigel Smith DoH The Big Drink Debate
Presentation by Voices4Choices The Users Perspective
Report from Greater Manchester Police
BBC News Item
Report to a WCC Group on Cocaine in Warwickshire
Drug Market Survey 2008
Home Office Research
Article from Manchester Evening News
Cocaine in the news - 'Drug users hit by deadly illness'
More information on alcohol and cocaine