CURRICULUM VITAE ERNST BUNING
Basic information:
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Family name: |
BUNING |
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First names: |
Ernst Christiaan |
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Date of birth: |
27-07-1953 |
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Nationality: |
Dutch |
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Address: |
Vijzelstraat 77 Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Telephone: |
+31 20 3303 449 |
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Email: |
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Website |
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Education: |
University Doctoraal Clinical Psychology at Free University of Amsterdam
(1978) |
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Present |
director Quest for Quality BV |
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Other functions: |
- Coordinator Euro-Methwork (http://www.euromethwork.org/) - Senior consultant/advisor
International Center for Alcohol Policies
(ICAP) |
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Key qualifications: |
Analytic, good social skills, intercultural awareness, capable
of putting theory into practice and vice versa |
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Computer skills: |
MSword, Excell, Access, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage,
various video editing
programmes |
Language skills: (1 - excellent; 5 - basic
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Language |
Reading |
Speaking |
Writing |
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Dutch |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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English |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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German |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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French |
3 |
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4 |
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Year |
Location |
Company |
Position |
Description |
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1977- 1979 |
Amsterdam |
GGD |
fieldworker |
Active
fieldwork with drug
addicts who were not in treatment.
Liaison with medical system. |
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1979- 1981 |
Amsterdam |
GGD |
Coordinator Methadone bus |
Setting up and managing the methadone by bus project in
Amsterdam, which was specially aimed at drug addicts from Suriname. The
team which I coordinated was multi-ethnic |
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1981- 1991 |
Amsterdam |
GGD |
Staff member at drug department |
Development Aids prevention Research and evaluation (amongst others the needle exchange
programme) International relations (receive groups from abroad, give
lectures etc.) |
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1991- 2000 |
Amsterdam |
GGD |
Head of Bureau International Affairs |
International co-operation running international projects, such
as the EC sponsored Euro-Methwork |
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2000- present |
Amsterdam |
Quest for Quality BV |
director |
Numerous activities in the drugs, alcohol and Aids field
Consultancy to companies and team building |
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1994- present |
Amsterdam |
Euro-Methwork |
coordinator |
Euro-Methwork promotes better quality of substitution treatment
in the European Region. Amongst others, it has received financial support
from the EC. See http://www.euromethwork.org/ |
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1996 – 2009 |
Various locations |
International Harm Reduction
Association |
board of directors (chair between 2004 and
2007) |
Guiding the board of directors and working closely with the
executive director. IHRA promotes harm reduction on a global
basis. |
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2002- present |
Various locations |
Alcohol conferences |
president |
President of the International conference on Alcohol and Harm
reduction (Recife, Brazil, 2002; Warsaw, Poland 2004; Cape Town, SA, 2006;
Barcelona, Spain, 2008). See: |
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2000- 2004 |
Various location in Brazil |
Latin American Traveling Seminar (LATS) American Travelling seminar (LATS) |
International coordinator |
LATS helped local communities to develop their own drug policy.
In total 7 seminars were organized, one in Chili and the rest in Brazil.
See: http://www.latseminar.org/ |
Other relevant information
In his present position as director of Quest for Quality BV (Q4Q),
Ernst Buning is involved in various International activities, i.e.
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Development and executing of ZEUS project in Germany. Sixty
German doctors were trained to become a certified Euro-Methwork trainer in the
field of substitution treatment. Various
educational films on substitution treatment were produced and training in
Germany by the certified Euro-Methwork trainers is supervised (see: http://www.euromethwork.org/)
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Organising projects in the field of alcohol and harm reduction
(parents for parents, alcohol policy seminars, Urban Nights and Alcohol and
the City)
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Organising workshops and training on drug demand reduction
(prevention, outreach, treatment, harm-reduction and substitution
treatment)
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Involvement in various projects in Central and Eastern Europe, such
as the UNODC project F77 (2004), EU Twinning project in Czech Republic (2003)
and training in Macedonia
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Involvement in organizing Aids and drugs related study visits to
Amsterdam (1993-2005).
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Addressing (international) conferences about the Dutch approach to
the drug problem.
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Serving as a consultant in the field of drug demand reduction for
(international) organ isations.
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Organising seminars in Latin America on the development of local drug
and Aids policy (LATS).
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Organising and executing the ‘Morning Countdown Sessions’ at
the International Conferences on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm (Sao Paul,
1998; Geneva, 1999; Jersey, 2000; New
Dehli, 2001, Slovenia 2002; Chang Mai, 2003; Belfast 2005; Warsaw 2007)
and at the 2003 ICAA Conference in Toronto, Canada.
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Organising International Conferences, such as the International
Conferences on Alcohol and Harm Reduction (2002, 2004. 2006 and 2008),
"Challen ging Ages, the role and position of the elderly in the 21st
century", December 1999, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, "European Harm
Reduction Conference: Towards a sensible drug policy; linking criminal justice
to the social and health fields", June 1998, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
"Doctors in urban Deprived Areas" (November 1997, Amsterdam), "Health
for the Poor and Excluded" (May 1997, Amsterdam).
Experience with assessment studies:
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Review of outreach services in Dublin. Period
2002-2003.
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Review of drug services in the Eastern Health Board area (Dublin
February - March 1996). This 'rapid assessment' was done with Michael Farrell (London).
Interviews with key persons and visits to numerous interventions projects took
place in 5 working days. Based on this information a comprehensive report was
presented to the Eastern Health Board, including recommendations for future
actions.
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Fact-finding mission to Colombia (March 13 to March 29, 1994) on
request of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (DGIS). Four cities were visited (Bogota, Medellin, Bucaramanga
and Cali) where the Dutch government supported drug prevention activities
through UNDCP. The mission included visits
to schools, prisons, special projects for street kids, and prostitutes,
drug treatment centres and meetings with policy makers, politicians,
practitioners etc.. A report was presented to DGIS.
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United Nation Mission to Suriname to assess the drug situation
(August 31- September 11, 1993). A report was submitted to the UNDCP on
September 24th, 1993. The assessment was carried out with Juliette Boog, staff
member of Drug Demand Reduction Section, UNDCP. Over thirty meetings took place, amongst
others with politicians, international civil servants, policy makers,
practitioners, researchers, prison staff, hospital staff, policemen, drug users,
prostitutes and prisoners. Six recommendations for future action were
formulated.
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Assessment of the Aids/HIV prevention strategies for injecting drug
users. This study was carried out with an international working group. It
concerned the critical analyses of material (looking at multiple indicators)
presented to and collected by the working group and the writing of a report for
the University of Lausanne (co-ordination body for this assessment project). The
report contains a clear overview of the 'state of the art'
regarding
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Aids prevention among drug users, draws conclusions about the effects
of the interventions and lists 10 clear recommendations for future activities. From
January 1992, Ernst Buning was chairman of this working group (period
1990-1993)
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Assessment of Outreach work in the European Region. This was a
project for the Euro Office of the WHO. As a short-term consultant, information
was collected of over 50 outreach projects in 10 different European countries.
The projects were described and assessed on their usefulness for Aids prevention
among drug users and their potential for being used in other settings. This
activity resulted in a paper for WHO-Euro. The paper portrayed the drug/Aids
situation in the European Region, provided guidelines for setting up outreach projects, described review mechanisms
and drew some clear recommendations for future actions of WHO-Euro
(period 1989-1990)
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Assessment of the drug situation in Portugal. This assessment was
carried out with 4 experts and done on
request of the Portuguese Government and the European Community. This
assessment had three phases. In phase one, meetings in Lisbon took place with
the responsible Ministers and key persons
in the field of drug abuse. The second phase lasted a week and involved
site visits throughout Portugal to schools, treatment centres, prisons,
pharmacies and meetings with drug experts, law enforcement experts, researchers
and policy makers. The third phase
concerned the writing of a report about the assessment and the
formulation of recommendations for future action. The report was presented to
the responsible Minister (1991-1992)
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assessment of the risk for H/V infection of young drug injectors.
Young drug injectors were interviewed by outreach workers. Besides these
interviews, several meetings were organized with key-persons from the youth
culture. The above information resulted in a paper for the NIAD (Dutch Institute
on Alcohol and Drugs) with concrete recommendations (period:
1992-1993)
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assessment of the functioning of the Aids project of the NIAD (Dutch
Institute on Alcohol and Drugs). The staff
of this project and a number of key-persons who were co-operating with this project were interviewed. This
assessment resulted in a paper with a description of the problems and
concrete suggestions for future action. The recommendations were implemented and
led to an amelioration of the output of this project. (period
1991)
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assessment of the success of Drugs and Aids related study visits of
European experts to Amsterdam. In two
separate workshops, experts who had visited Amsterdam on a study trip,
were invited to return and discuss the results of this trip. In total, 20
experts participated. Based on the two workshops, a paper was provided to the
European Commission, describing the effects of the study visits and
possibilities to ameliorate the exchange of expertise between European drug/Aids
experts (period 1991)
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studies regarding the effects of needle exchange programmes. Both
participants and nonparticipants of the needle exchange were interviewed
and their level of needle sharing was compared. Staff of exchange programmes were
interviewed extensively. Finally, data about Aids infections and
Hepatitis B were examined (period 1986-1990).
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various studies regarding the effects of the Amsterdam Drug
Intervention System. In these studies multiple indicators were used, such as
health of drug users, the use of methadone, retention rate of services, number
of arrests, number of deadly overdoses, rate of HIV infection etc. (period
1979-1991).
Experience with designing projects
Throughout his professional career, Ernst Buning has been involved in
the development of numerous projects. His involvement has ranged from
responsibility from 'a to z' (regarding content, programme development, choosing site,
hiring personnel, finances etc.) to an involvement as part of a team. In
the list below a number of these projects is summarized:
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Designing the ZEUS project in Germany. This project aims at
ameliorating substitution treatment in
Germany. Doctors were trained to become certified Euro-methwork trainers,
material was developed and training is supervised.
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Development of Euro-Methwork. This is a European network of people
working in substitution treatment. Ernst Buning was one of the initiators and is
the co-ordinator. Among others, this
implies the development of training and workshops throughout Europe, the
development of materials (such as guidelines and booklets), development of the
Maintenance Assistance Point (MAP for
patients who wish to travel), and development and maintenance of the
Euro-Methwork website (see http://www.euromethwork.org/)
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Designing the project ‘Latin American Travelling Seminar
(LATS)
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Development of 'Bureau International Affairs'. This bureau was
established to canalise the international contacts in this
field.
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As a member of the Board of the Foundation MHV (Ernst Buning has been
on the board for 8 years, (including two years as a chairman), many projects
were developed to stimulate drug users to
reintegrate into society. The Foundation worked with a 'project
organization'. This meant that the members of the Board were directly
involved in the design of numerous resocialisation projects (period
1982-1990)
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secretary to workgroup which developed the plans for a new Foundation
for the resocialisation of drug users. Important factor in the plans were the
involvement of drug users from ethnic groups and workers of ethnic origin. The
plans of this working group resulted in the
Foundation Maatschappelijk Herstel Voorzieningen (MHV). (period of
project design: 1982)
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development of expansion of methadone programme of the Amsterdam
Municipal Health Service (GG&GD). These
plans involved the operation of a second methadone bus and the
establishment of 4 teams in outpatient clinics. The plans were developed in
co-operation with Giel van Brussel, Head Drug Department (period
1982-1983)
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designing of project for involving general practitioners in the
treatment of drug users (resulting in project "Consultation GP’s") (1981)
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designing of 'methadone by bus project' for drug users from ethnic
groups (Suriname, Dutch Antilles, Morocco
and Turkey, and addicted prostitutes) and later the co-ordination of this
project (1979)
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designing a plan for the establishment of a drug detoxification
centre in Amsterdam (1977-1978)
Publications:
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Ernst Buning et al. ‘ZEUS Handbuch’. Online training manual about
substitution treatment, 2008. Language: German (see: http://www.q4q.nl/methwork/handbuch/)
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Ernst Buning & Dorien Avontuur ‘ Report on 4th international
Conference on Alcohol and Harm Reduction, Alcohol and Youth, Barcelona, Spain
2008 (http://www.alcoholconference.org/)
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Ernst Buning ‘Report on 3rd Conference Alcohol and Harm
Reduction, creating realistic and concrete solutions’ Cape Town, South
Africa 2006 (http://www.alcoholconference.org/ )
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Annette Verster & Ernst Buning ‘Buprenorphine, critical questions
examined’, 2005 (available in English, German, French and Italian, see http://www.euromethwork.org/)
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Kamila Lenarczyk & Ernst Buning 'Conference Report 2nd
International Conference on alcohol and Harm Reduction, new challenges in a
changing world', January 2005 (http://www.alcoholconference.org/ )
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Ernst Buning, Monica Gorgulho, Ana Gloria Melcop, Pat O'Hare
(editors) 'Alcohol and Harm Reduction an innovative approach for countries in transition', ISBN
90 77367 012, April 2003 (available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, see http://www.alcoholconference.org/)
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Annette Verster & Ernst Buning 'Info for policymakers on the
effectiveness of substitution treatment for
opiate dependence' publication Euro-Methwork 2003 ( (available in
English, French, German and Spanish, see http://www.euromethwork.org/)
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Annette Verster & Ernst Buning 'Training Manual, key aspects of
substitution treatment for opiate
dependence', publication Euro-Methwork 2003 (available in English, French,
German and Spanish, see http://www.euromethwork.org/)
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Buning, E. , Outreach in focus, Review of Opiate Addiction Outreach
Services in the Eastern Region, Ireland (2003)
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Buning, E. (2001): Summary and conclusions in 'Development and
Improvement of Substitution Programmes
proceedings' seminar organised by the Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking in
Drugs (Pompidou Group) Strasbourg, France, 8-9 October
2001
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Annette Verster & Ernst Buning 'Methadone Guidelines',
publication Euro-Methwork, June 2000
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Various articles in Newsletters Euro-Methwork
(1996-2000)
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Dirk Korf and Ernst Buning ·Coffee Shops, Low threshold Methadone and
Needle exchange: controlling illicit drug use in The Netherlands·. In: Harm
Reduction, National and International perspectives, J.A. Inciardi & L.D.
Harrison, Sage Publications, Inc, 2000.
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Ernst Buning ·Un abordaje de salud pública al problema de la droga:
actividades del Servicio de Salud Municipal
de Amsterdam·. In ·Drogas y politicas publicas, el modelo de reduccion de
daños· Silvia Inchaurraga et al, November 1999.
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Ernst Buning, Wim Buisman ·Handbook on local drug policy·, November
1998.
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Ernst Buning ·Amsterdam experience on Methadone·, Presentation at
International Conference Harm Reduction in
Eastern and Central Europe, Warsaw, Poland, June 11-13,
1997
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Ernst Buning, Hettie Rensink, Marjolein Bron ·Drug prevention in The
Netherlands·, presentation at Substance
Misuse prevention Education International Conference, Dublin, Ireland,
November 1996
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Ernst Buning 'Update on harm-reduction: research and evaluation'.
Presentation at Demand Reduction Staff
training programme course 11-policy planners, Warsaw, 4-6, December
1995
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Various
short articles in Amsterdams Drug Tijdschrijft (1989-1995)
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Buning, Ernst 'La estrategia de 'reduccion de daños' frente al SIDA
entre los usuarios de drogas en Holanda'. In: Addiciones, 1995, Vol 7, no.
3
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Buning, E.C. 'Methadone and criminality; Euro-Methwork workshop'. in:
Drug Addiction and Related C, 1995 (p. 193-197).
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Reader 'Using methadone: practise, policy and research; Training and
support regarding the development of methadone programmes in Greece'. September 1995
(prepared by GG&GD Amsterdam and The Jellinek)
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Buning, Ernst 'la méthadone á Amsterdam une offre différenciée,
Exposé pout la colloque European 'pratique
de la méthadone vers un nouvel espace clinique', Lille, 20 et 21 avril
1995.
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Final Report 'Development of database grey literature on drug demand
reduction', April 1995
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Final Report, 'Study visits to The Netherlands and The United Kingdom
within the framework of the PHARE project
on drug demand reduction of the European Commission', March
1995
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Buning, E; van Brussel G.H.A. "The effects of harm reduction in
Amsterdam" in: European Addiction Research 1995; 1:92-98, ISSN
1022-6877
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Ernst Buning "Methadone in Europe" In: International journal of Drug
Policy, 1994 Vol 5, no 4
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G. Rezza, M.h Rora, E. Buning, D. Hauser, P. O'Hare, R. Power
"Assessing HIV prevention among injecting drug users in European Community
Countries: A review" in: Social and Preventive Medicine, Vol 39, Suppl. 1, pp
51-Sl 1 1, 1994, ISSN 030-8408
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Buning, E, "Progamas con sustitutivos y reducción del riesgo: la
experienca holandesa" in JANO, Medicina y Humanidades, Vol XLVI no. 10721 4-10 Marzo
1994
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Buning, E, "Safe house campaign prevents drug use at raves" in COPE,
European information on Drugs Demand Reduction, EPAS Bulletin, October
1993
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Buning, E, "European Drug Prevention Week" in COPE, European
information on Drugs Demand Reduction, EPAS Bulletin, October
1993
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Ernst Buning, "About hot air, solid rocks and the usefulness of
network building" presentation on Symposium
'Drug and Aids Treatment Policy in the Twelve Member States' Brussels,
Belgium, 1-2 July 1993
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Ernst Buning, "Outreach work with drug users: an overview"
presentation at Symposium on outreach work, Bergen, Norway, 22-24 February
1993
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Ernst Buning, "Fifteen years of harm reduction: A reflection" In:
International journal on Drug Policy, 1992 vol 3, no 4
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Ernst Buning, "Harm reduction in mainstream thinking" In:
International journal on Drug Policy, 1992 vol 3, no 4
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Ernst Buning "Programas con sustituvivos y reduccion del riesgo: la
experiencia Holandesa" Presentaclon en la Reunion cientifica opciones terapéuticas con
sustitutivos opiáceos', Oviedo, Espagna, 3 and 4 December
1992
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Ernst Buning, Giel van Brussel and Gerrit van Santen "The impact of
harm reduction policy on Aids prevention in
Amsterdam" in:'The reduction of drug related harm' Editors O'Hare et al
1992
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O'Hare, Newcombe, Matthews, Buning and Drucker (editors) "The
reduction of drug related harm" ISBN 0-415-06692-1, 1992
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Buning EC "Effects of Amsterdam needle and syringe exchange". Drug
Department Municipal Health Service,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. International journal of the Addictions 1991
Dec;26(12):1303-11
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Buning, Ernst "Evaluation of EC-pilot project 'Drugs/aids related
study visits to Amsterdam' report on two EC-sponsored workshops" April
1991
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Het betrekken van druggebruikers bij de uitvoering van het
Aids-beleid 1 m.m.v. L.J.S.Wever, S.R. Friedman, G.]. Kok, R. Mol, A. van der
Meer, E. Buning ... [et al.]. - Amsterdam
Nationale Commisie Aids-Bestrijding, 1991. - 51 p. - ISBN 90-731
77-16-2
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Buning, E. "Aids and drugs ;in Amsterdam:: prevention measures"
ln:Biomedical and social developments in Aids and Associated Tumors, editors Giraldo,
Salvatore et al; Antibiotics and Chemotherapy, Vol. 43,
1991.
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Buning, E.C. "Outreach work among drug users in the light of the Aids
epidemic" paper prepared for WHO Regional Office for Europe, June
1990
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Buning, E.C., Van Brussel, G.H.A., Van Santen, G. "The 'methadone by
bus project' in Amsterdam", British Journal of Addiction (1990)
85,1247-1259;
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Buning, E.C. "Gemeente, drugs en Aids: de Amsterdamse aanpak",
Tijdschrift Sociale Gezondheidszorg, 6/90, 1990
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Buning, E.C. "The role of harm-reduction programmes in curbing the
spread of HIV by drug injectors" In: Aids and Drug misuse, John Strang and Gerry
Stimson, Routledge 1990;
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Buning, E.C. "Aids-related interventions among drug users in the
Netherlands", The International journal on Drug Policy, Voll, issue 5,
1990;
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Buning, E.C., Cohen, P.D.A. "Aids- und Drogenpolitik in den
Niederlanden", Kriminalsoziologische bibliografie, 1989/jg 16, page
121-130;
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Hartgers, C., Buning, E.C., Van Santen, G.W., Verster, A.D.,
Coutinho, R.A. "The impact of the needle and syringe-exchange programme in Amsterdam on injecting
risk behaviour", AIDS, Volume 3, page 571-576, 1989;
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Buning, E.C., "Stemming the Aids epidemic among intravenous drug
users in Amsterdam" In: Living with Aids towards the year 2000. Report of the
third National Aids conference, Hobart, Australia, Australia Government
Publishing service, Canberra, 1988, 356-372;
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Hartgers, T., Buning E.C. et al. "Intravenous druggebruik en het
spuitenomruil programma in Amsterdam" Tijdschrift Sociale Gezondheidszorg, 66 (1988)
207-210;
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Buning, E.C., van Brussel, G.H.A.,van Santen, G. "Amsterdam's drug
policy and its implications for controlling needle sharing" In "Needle sharing
among intravenous drug abusers: National
and international perspectives" NIDA Research monograph, 80,
1988;
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Buning, E.C. "De GG&GD en het drug probleem in cijfers" part 1,
11 , 111 and IV (December 1986, December 1987, December 1988, May
1990);
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Buning, E. "Safe-sex campagne onder druggebruikers noodzakelijk" FZA
Kwartaalberichten 11 (1987), 2/3, 13-15
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Buning, E.C., Coutinho, R.A. et al. "Preventing Aids in Amsterdam"
Lancet, 1986, 1 1435;
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Buning, E.C. "Veldwerk met druggebruikers" Tijdschrift voor Alcohol,
Drugs en andere Psychotrope Stoffen 5 (1979), 1, 34-39
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Buning, E., van Brussel G.H.A.; Methadon: interne publikatie
Gemeentelijke Geneeskundige en Gezondheidsdienst. afd. Geestelijke Hygiene. - Amsterdam : GG en
GD, 1977.