Fight against addictions: between words and reality

2023-11-30 09:00:02

Caregivers, associations… Actors fighting once morest addictions regularly denounce the role of lobbies which encourage the consumption of addictive substances, for the benefit of industrial and financial interests. In the field of tobacco and alcohol, these lobbies are particularly influential.

So how can the fight once morest addictions be effective despite targeted actions by these lobbies, pushing consumption or limiting dissuasive measures?

  • Dr Nicolas Bonnet, pharmacist specializing in Public Health and Addictology. Director of the Network of health establishments for the prevention of addictions (RESPADD). Responsible for the young consumer consultation in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, in Paris
  • Christian Ben Lakhdar, university professor of economics atUniversity of Lillespecialist in drug markets and addictive behavior
  • Professor Loïc Josseran, doctor and researcher in Public Health and president of theACT (Alliance Against Tobacco).

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