"Addictions in the society and our reaction to them"

• Do you like people?
• Would you like to meet people from various countries?
• Are you ready to talk openly about the problems presenting themselves as an unavoidable part of our contemporary life?

Guided by Sonnenberg ideas (talk together, overcome prejudices, understand one another, act responsibly) we wish to talk about big problem of our time

With the help of expert in particular field, we intend to enlarge our knowledge concerning contemporary illnesses. Talking about this topic, we will try to develop the spirit of tolerance, to respect the opinion of others, to criticise it with well grounded arguments and to reach the conclusions on the basis of firm facts, without following the " mass psychology ".

Provisional programme

2.08. Wednesday

12:00 Departure from Zagreb by special bus
16:00 Arrival of participants to Duga uvala
18:00 Dinner
19:00 - 22:00 Opening session, getting to know each other, general information, introduction of the conference subject

3.08. Thursday

09:15 - 12:15 Work in the international groups: "What is understood under addictions?"
19:00 - 22:00 Group conclusions, discussion

4.08. Friday

09:15 - 12:15 Why are we trying to forbid smoking? Is smoking really so harmful? Which is the state interest in tobacco industry?
19:00 - 22:00 Nicotine, discussion, conclusions

5.08. Saturday

09:15 - 12:15 Lecture on - alcoholism - Dr. Cop, KBC " Rebro" /invited/
19:00 - 22:00 Alcohol - legal drug?

6.08. Sunday

09:15 - 12:15 Alcohol, discussion, conclusions
16:30 International hour of putting question
19:00 - 22:00 International evening

7.08. Monday

09:00 - 18:00 Excursion to Istria; getting to know beautiful Istria

8.08. Tuesday

09:15 - 12:15 Drug addiction in our countries. Should the use of less harmful drugs be legalised ?
19:00 - 22:00 Criminalistic aspects of drug addictions. Lecture : Bozo Barbaric, MUP RH / invited /

9.08. Wednesday

09:15 - 12:15 Health and social consequences of drug addiction.
19:00 - 22:00 AIDS as drug addiction consequence

10.08. Thursday

09:15 - 12:15 AIDS - Lecture, Dr. Lj. Kos
Summing up; discussion, conclusions

11.08. Friday

09:15 - 12:15 Social care for addicts: to help or ban?
Game : Phase I : campaign
19:00 - 22:00 Phase II : final discussion and solution

12.08. Saturday

09:15 - 12:15 Our new / old / attitude to addictions - what are we bringing back to our everyday life?
19:00 - 22:00 Summing up the results of the conference and farewell evening

13.08. Sunday

Departure, in the morning

Organiser/Information: " Sonnenberg Hrvatska "

Conference chair: Lore Reiter, Sonnenberg, Emica Bego, Split
Assistant: Vjera Bakic, Zagreb
Conference languages: German/English/Croatian/ev. French
Interpreters: Maja Andjel, Zagreb, N.N.

Conference centre:

House "Cvrcak "
Duga uvala
52208 Krnica
Tel. + 385 52 553 234

Conference fee : DM 250,- (908,25 K) including board and lodging, special BUS Zagreb - Duga uvala and back, as well as excursion

Accommodation:

This conference is taking place in the resort " Cvrcak " in Duga uvala, peninsula of Istria. The resort is situated on the Southern part of the by and is surrounded by pine forest from three sides and by the sea from one side. The buildings will remind you of Sonnenberg. The whole complex was built in 1989. The accommodation is organised in 6 - 8 bed rooms, including two showers and a WC. Sport objects can be used in the nearby hotel, only 10 min. walk. This resort is very attractive because of its position and because of the possibility for numerous excursions to Pula, where one can see Augustus Temple, Ponta Gemina, archaeological heritage, richness of flora and fauna on the islands of Briuni, Vincent' s frescos from Kastvo in Beram, Medieval town of Motovun /when you have climbed 1052 stairs/. the picturesque Limski kanal,...