Arndís Sue Ching Löve, PhD student MS Pharm
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Estimation of community drug abuse in the Reykjavík metropolitan area by wastewater analysis Arndís Sue Ching Löve, PhD student MS Pharm Abstract Introduction: Drug abuse has been a matter of concern worldwide due to the risks these substances pose to human health, and their connection to crime. Sewage epidemiology is a methodology used …Read more »
Þórólfur Þórlindsson: fræðslumálþing um kannabis
Erindi Þórólfs Þórlindssonar, prófessors í félagsfræði við HÍ, á fræðslumálþingi um kannabis sem haldið var á Grand Hótel Reykjavík 1. júní sl. á vegum Fræ, fræðsla og forvarnir. Heiti erindisins var: Álitamál varðandi núverandi stefnu, hugmyndir um afglæpavæðingu/lögleyfingu. Fjölmörg fróðleg erindi voru haldin á málþinginu og eru þau aðgengileg á vefnum Bara gras, en nokkur einnig birt …Read more »
Kári Stefánsson, CEO Decode Genetics
Kári Stefánsson, M.D., Dr. Med. has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director since he founded deCODE genetics in August 1996. Dr. Stefánsson was appointed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of deCODE genetics in December 1999. From 1993 until April 1997, Dr. Stefánsson was a professor of Neurology, Neuropathology and Neuroscience …Read more »
Nora D. Volkow, Director of the NIDA
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ Nora D. Volkow, M.D., became Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health in May 2003. Dr. Volkow’s work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a disease of the human brain. As a research psychiatrist and scientist, Dr. Volkow pioneered the …Read more »
Nora D. Volkow, Director of NIDA
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Cannabis and society – can science guide public policies? Nora Volkow, MD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nora D. Volkow, M.D., became Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health in May 2003. Dr. …Read more »
Þórólfur Guðnason, Chief Epidemiologist
Seminar: Viral infections and addiction, HIV and Hepatitis C Chair – Þórólfur Guðnason MD, PhD, Chief Epidemiologist, Centre for Health Security and Communicable Disease Control, Directorate of Health
Frank Vocci, Pres., Friends Research Institude
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: New approaches to developing medications for helping smokers quit Frank J. Vocci, PhD, President, Friends Research Institute Abstract Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in many developed countries. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) medications can double an individual’s chances of quitting but relapse is frequent. The majority of NRT …Read more »
Gregory Bunt, MD, FISAM
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Medicinal Marijuana, Policy and Physician Gregory Bunt, MD FISAM, President, International Society of Addiction Medicine Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY Dr. Gregory Bunt graduated medical school in 1983 from NYU School of Medicine, and completed his residency in Psychiatry …Read more »
Edrúhátíð Laugalandi í Holtum
Myndband tekið á Edrúhátíð í Lagalandi í Holtum um verslunarmannahelgi 2013.
