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july 2010 - dianova joins the european action on drugs

On June 24 and 25 the Annual meeting of the European Action on Drugs was held, during which meeting Dianova committed to participate in increasing the social awareness of substance abuse-related risks.

In Portugal, Dianova committed to promoting this initiative in the media and to the various social networks, and to launching awareness campaigns and other events for youth and adults alike. It will also promote partnerships with other Dianova member organizations, and international NGO's, as such the Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs.

Photo: the agreement was signed by Mr. Jonathan Faull, Director General of the European Commission's Justice, Freedom and Security Department and by Mr. Rui Martins, the representative of Dianova.

The following is an excerpt from the EAD web site:

The European Action on Drugs (EAD) is designed to provide European civil society with a platform for increasing awareness and commitment with regard to drugs and the risks related to drug abuse, and to promote dialogue and exchanges of best practices among interested organizations.

The European Action on Drugs works around a simple idea: since a huge number of people and organizations have roles to play in disseminating information and raising awareness about the risks of drugs abuse, particularly among young people, the European Commission is proposing that anyone who carries formal responsibility of some kind has decision-making powers. They also propose that any persons who act in an economic, social or representative capacity with respect to combating drug abuse, should make a commitment to a specific remedial action that he or she will undertake.

The European Action on Drugs base their activities on the principle of “shared responsibility”, which is a responsibility that is shared by all members of society, i.e. ordinary citizens as well as 'professionals'. 

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