Education against addiction.

The first annual conference of the Health Education Bureau on 'education against addiction' was held in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney from 27 - 30 November 1979. More than 300 delegates, speakers and discussion group leaders were present. These represented such diverse fields as youth administration, the prison services, drug rehabilitation and education. • Minister John O’Leary – Opening address • Marcus Grant – Keynote address • Professor Noel Walsh - The nature of addiction • Dr Dermot Walsh – Addiction in Ireland – problem in perspective • Dr Sten Martens – Recognising the potential addict • Michael Goodstadt – Drug education: effectiveness of preventive measures • John D Swisher – Addiction prevention – future directions • Jerry O’Dwyer – Conference report and recommendations • Anna May Harkin – Extracts from review of ‘strategies in alcohol, tobacco and drug education’