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Stoever


Professor Heino Stoever from Bremen, Germany has been contracted as an EU expert for Treatment Component of SCAD-5.


Heino Stöver is a social scientist, PhD and Professor of Public Health at the University of Bremen, Faculty of Public Health, Germany. Since 1987 he has been Director of the Archive and Documentation Centre for Drug Literature and Research at the University of Bremen (http://www.archido.de). He is co-founder of the Bremen Institute for Drug Research (BISDRO) and Senior Expert of the “Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)” in Berlin, Germany.


Heino Stöver’s main fields of research and project development expertise are health promotion, drug services, prisons and related health issues. His research and consultancy expertise include working as a consultant for the European Commission, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), WHO, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Open Society Institute (OSI) in various contexts. Currently, Heino Stöver is carrying out research for a major project on problematic drug and alcohol users in police detention funded by the European Union framework programme on police and judicial cooperation on criminal matters (AGIS), two other research projects in the AGIS line funded by the European Union and a European study on harm reduction in European prisons (European Network on Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison research).


He has published several articles and books on the spread of infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, STIs, and TB), substitution programmes (including the provision of heroin) in the community and in prisons, health issues in prisons. He is the joint editor of the International Journal of Prisoner Health. Heino Stöver has gained project experience by participating in several projects in the European Union, WHO and UNODC and is currently project leader in the EU-Twinning light project on “Capacity-building for institutions involved in surveillance and prevention of communicable diseases in the penitentiary system in Latvia”.


International consultancy expertise


  • For the “Open Society Institute“ (New York/USA) – reviews of project applications in the programme “HIV/AIDS-Prevention“ in CEE Countries“; training activities (2001/2002)
  • For “Médecins Sans Frontières” (responsible organisation: “MSF Holland in Russia“, Moscow) : “Health Promotion in the Russian Prison System”
  • For Trimbos Institute in The Netherlands (Utrecht) Production of the manual: “Risk Reduction for Drug Users in European Prisons“, Utrecht 2001
  • For World Health Organisation (Regional Office Europe in Copenhagen/Denmark and Central Office in Geneva) as temporary advisor.

  • For the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva/Switzerland, Study about Knowledge and Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis of Prison staff in Armenia (October 2004-May 2005)
  • For the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna/Austria: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment, and Support in Prison Settings – A Framework for Effective National Response (Dec. 2004-March 2005) – (http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2006/20060701_hiv-aids_prisons_en.pdf )
  • For the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC/Subregion Middle East/North Africa), Cairo/Egypt: – Provide technical assistance in formulating a regional strategy on increasing access to drug abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention and care services in the prison setting (October-December 2005)
  • For the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva/Switzerland, Study about Knowledge and Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis of Prison staff in Azerbaijan (July – December 2007)



Selected research projects:


Research since 1992 in the following areas “Health Promotion“, ”Drug use “, ”Prevention of Drug Use and Infectious Diseases“ and “Prisons“, e.g.


  • “Prevention of Infectious Diseases by installing needle exchange programmes in two prisons in Lower - Saxony“ (1995-1998)
  • The European Peer Support Project, phase 3, ‘Encouragement, development and support of peer support aiming at harm reduction in IDU communities’ (European Commission, Directorate-General V, 96 CVV F2-233-0)
  • “Assistance to Drug Users in European Prisons“ (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon; until 31.01.2001)
  • “Encouraging Health Promotion For Drug Users Within The Criminal Justice System“ (Project No 1999/DRG/0163)
  • Heroin based treatment of opiate addicts – a randomised controlled trial in 7 cities in Germany (2001-2004)
  • Crack – Prevalence, consumption patterns and trends (Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin; until 15.6.2001;)
  • HIV Prevention in 10 Central and Eastern European Countries (Open Society Institute, New York; until 30.06.02)
  • “Substitution Treatment in Prisons of the European Union (EU-Commission; 2002-2004)
  • “Self Control Information Programme for Drug Users“ (EU-Commission; until 2004)
  • Methadone Maintenance and Health Care for Drug Users: Identifying Best Praxis (QLG4-CT-2001-02468 – until August 2004)

  • “Female Drug Users in European Prisons – Best Practice for Relapse Prevention and Reintegration“ (31.12.2004; part II until 31.12.2006)
  • “Study about Knowledge and Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis of Prison staff in Armenia” (1.7.04.- 31.12.04)
  • “Police Detention in Europe: a comparative study of the provision of services for problematic drug and alcohol users” (31.12.2006)
  • Reduction of drug-related crime in prison: Evaluation of the impact of Substitution Treatment on the Management of Opioid Dependent inmates (AGIS Programme of EC, 31.12.2007)



Teaching:


At the faculties of pedagogy, health sciences and social sciences at the universities of Bremen, Hamburg and Oldenburg/Germany.


Networking:


  • Member of the Scientific Board of the National Organization for acceptance oriented drug work (http://www.akzept.org)
  • Co-editor of the series “Health Promotion in Prisons“ (11 volumes until 2004) (http://www.bis.uni-oldenburg.de)
  • Co-Author of the “hyperlink” http://www.hepfinder.de – Basic information for hepatitis in the net
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the peer-review journal “Suchttherapie“ in Germany (thieme – Verlag: http://www.thieme.de)
  • Contact person for Germany for the international network “European Network on Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison (ENDIPP) (co-ordinated by Cranstoun Drug Services, London) (http://www.endipp.net)
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the ‘European Network for Drugs and Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison’ (ENDIPP)
  • Member of the “European Working Group on Health Education in Prisons” – coordinated by the Irish Penal Reform Trust, Dublin (2004)
  • Member of the “Prison Health Research Network” PHRN (since 2006)



Recent publications (selection of the years 2000-2006):


  • Co-editor of “The International Journal of Prisoner Health” (peer-reviewed)
  • Co-editor of the series “Health Promotion in Prisons” (13 volumes until 2006) (http://www.bis.uni-oldenburg.de)
  • The transfer of harm-reduction strategies into prisons: needle exchange programmes in two German prisons. In: International Journal of Drug Policy 11 (2000), 325-335 (with J. Jacob)
  • Healthy Prisons: Strategien der Gesundheitsförderung im Justizvollzug. Oldenburg: BIS-Verlag, 2000, 498 S.
  • Drogenpraxis, Drogenrecht, Drogenpolitik. Fachhochschulverlag Frankfurt, 5. edition 2002 (with Lorenz Böllinger)
  • Drug and HIV/AIDS Services In European Prisons. Oldenburg: BIS-Verlag, 2002, 240 S.
  • LebHaft – Gesundheitsförderung für Drogen Gebrauchende im Strafvollzug, Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe, Berlin (with J. Jacob, and K. Keppler
  • Risk Reduction for Drug Users in Prisons – A manual, Utrecht/The Netherlands, 2001 (with F. Trautmann)

  • Crack Cocaine in Germany: The Current State of Affairs. In: L. Böllinger; H. Stöver u.a. (ed.): Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 32, No. 2, Spring 2002, pp. 413-430
  • Drug Substitution Treatment and Needle Exchange Programs in German and European Prisons. In: L. Böllinger; H. Stöver u.a. (ed.): Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 32, No. 2, Spring 2002, pp. 573-596
  • Consumption Rooms: A Middle Ground between Health and Public Order Concerns. In: L. Böllinger; H. Stöver u.a. (ed.): Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 32, No. 2, Spring 2002, pp. 597-606
  • Risiko mindern beim Drogengebrauch - Gesundheitsförderung, Verbrauchertipps, Beratungswissen, Praxishilfen, Fachhochschulverlag Frankfurt, 3rd edition 2004, (with J.-H. Heudtlass)
  • Ten years of experience with needle and syringe exchange programmes in European Prisons. In: International Journal of Drug Policy, No. 1/04 (with J. Nelles)
  • Drogen, HIV/AIDS und Hepatitis – Ein Handbuch. Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe, Berlin/Germany, 2004 (with J. Klee)
  • Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience. Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Montreal, Canada, 2004. (with Lines, R.; Jürgens, R.; Betteridge, G.;H.S., Laticevschi, D., Nelles, J.)
  • Substitution Treatment in European Prisons. A study of policies and practices of substitution treatment in prisons in 18 European countries, 2004, London/UK (with H.S.; Hennebel, L.C.; Casselman, J.) (http://www.endipp.net)
  • Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of international Evidence and Experience. Canadian HIV/AIDS legal Network, 2004, also available in French and Russian (http://www.aidslaw.ca); with Lines, R.; Jürgens, R.; Betteridge, G.; Laticevschi, D.; Nelles, J.
  • Injecting in Prisons. In: Pates, R.; McBride, A.; Arnold, K. (ed.): Injecting Illicit Drugs. Blackwell: Oxford, 2005, pp.69-81 (with Shewan, D., H.S., Dolan, K.)
  • Silence Still = Death. 25 years of HIV/AIDS in Prisons. World Health Organisation/WHO – Regional Office for Europe (ed.): HIV/AIDS in Europe. 25-Years On. 2006 with Lines, R.
  • A Framework for an Effective National Response. UNODC/Vienna, co-published with the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. With Lines, R.; H.S.: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment and Support in Prison Settings (Also available in Arabic, Russian and Spanish), Vienna 2006
  • Prison Health is Public Health! A report on two German Language Conferences. In: International Journal of Prisoner Health, June 2006, 2(2), 151-152 with Knorr, B.; Weilandt, C.
  • Health in prisons: A WHO guide to the essentials in prison health. Copenhagen, 2007 with Møller, L.; Jürgens, R., Gatherer, A.; Nikogosian, H. (ed.): (also available in Russian, Farsi, Albanian)
  • Substitution Treatment for Opioid Dependents in Germany. In: International Journal of Harm Reduction 4/5 2007, with Michels, I.I; Gerlach, R.



Lectures/Presentations (international only)


  • “The Availability of Sterile Syringes - Models of HIV-Prevention in a National Comparison”. Paper Presented at the First International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, April 9th - 12th 1990
  • “Infection Spread Amongst Injecting Drug Users (IDU): Improving Prevention Through Analysis of Different Injecting Practices”. Oral Presentation at the First International Conference of the Reduction of Drug Related Harm in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, April 9th - 12th 1990
  • “The Implementation of “Shooting Rooms” and Toleration of Intravenous Drug Use in Low-Threshold Offers. A Step to the Improvement of the Living and Health Conditions of Intravenous Drug Users”. Oral presentation at the Second International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Barcelona/Spain, March 2-6 1991
  • “The Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Prison”. Paper Presented at the 6th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Florence, 26-30 March 1995 (with I.I. Michels)
  • “Preliminary Results of the Pilot Project ‘Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Prisons’”. Presentation on the ‘European Conference on HIV/AIDS and Drug Services in Prisons’, 19-22.2.1997 in Amsterdam/Netherlands
  • “Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Prison - Pilot Project in a Women’s Prison in Vechta and a Men’s Prison in Lingen”. Presentation on the Second European Seminar on HIV and Hepatitis in Prison. 13.12.1997 in Bonn/Germany
  • “Peer Support and Peer education in a Woman’s Prison in Vechta and a Men’s Prison in Lingen. Presentation on the Second European Seminar on HIV and Hepatitis in Prison”. 12.12.1997 in Bonn
  • “Important Steps Towards the Implementation of Needle Exchange Programmes in Prisons”. Presentation on the Second European Seminar on HIV and Hepatitis in Prison. 12.12.1997 in Bonn
  • “Needle-Exchange Schemes in Europe“. Presentation on the 3rd Conference on Prison and Drugs. Cranstoun Drug Services and Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. 12th of March 1998
  • “Needle Exchange in German Prisons. Discussions of a Pilot Project Currently underway in Lower-Saxony”. Presentation on the Annual Meeting ‘National AIDS & Prisons Forum’ am 26.11.98 in London
  • “Transfer of Harm-Reduction-Strategies in to Prisons”. Presentation on the 10th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, v. 21.-25.3.1999 in Geneva/Switzerland
  • “How to run a successful needle exchange in prison. Presentation on the 4th International Hepatitis C Conference – Mainliners, 29.-30.11.1999 London
  • “Be realistic, be pragmatic – integrate harm reduction strategies into prisons“. Presentation on the 8th British Prison Drug Workers‘ Conference in Birmingham, v. 10.-12.7.2000
  • “Drugs, Infectious Diseases in Prison – Prevention apart from Wishful Thinking“. Presentation on the 5th International Hepatitis C Conference 10./11. November 2000 in Amsterdam
  • “The Transfer of Harm Reduction Measures into Prisons“. Presentation at the Conference ‚Encouraging Health Promotion for Drug Users in the Criminal Justice System/4th European Conference for Drug and HIV/AIDSW services in Prison‘, 22-25.11 2000 in Hamburg
  • “A Manual on Risk Reduction for Drug Users in European Prisons“. Presentation at the Annual meeting of Cranstoun Drug Services, 18th January 2001, Wimbledon/London
  • “Assistance to Drug Users in European Prisons“ and“Reduction for Drug Users in Prisons“. Presentation on the conference “Dealing with Drug Use: Prevention, Education, Treatment or Punishment? v. 12-13.9.2001, Scarman Centre, University of Leicester/UK
  • “Re-integrated and positive? Substance use, drug related death and HIV/AIDS Vulnerability after incarceration“. Presentation on the 13th International Conference at the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3-7th March 2002
  • “Harm reduction measures in prisons – European overview studies. Presentation on the 13th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3-7th March 2002
  • “The Role of Drug Libraries and Documentation Centres in German Drug Policy“, Presentation on the 14th ‘Elisad’ annual meeting programme: internet databases and literature services, 10th October 2002 in Bremen
  • “Harm Reduction in Prisons”, Presentation on the 7th International Conference at Drugs and HIV/AIDS Services in European Prisons, 10th - 13th October in Vienna
  • “What do we know about the effectiveness of treatment programmes in prisons, and what do we want the EU and UN to do in order to promote effective practice”. Presentation at the “High Level Conference on Drugs”. Athens, Greece 6-8 March 2003
  • “Substitution Treatment in European Prisons“ – Presentation at the Conference “The Reduction of Negative Consequences of Drug Use in Prison. Rome, 22-24 May, 2003
  • “Substitution Treatment in European Prisons – A multi-country research project“. Presentation on the “Central and Eastern European Conference on Drug and Infections Services in Prison”: Dealing with Drug Use in Prison: Reviewing the European Experience and Sharing Good Practice. Popowo (Warsaw/Poland), 18-20 September 2003
  • “Health promotion in Prisons”. Presentation on the public forum “HIV, Hepatitis C, and Harm Reduction in Prisons: Evidence, Best practice and Human Rights”. The Irish Penal Reform Trust and Merchant’s Quay Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 11th December
  • “Substitution Treatment in European Prisons”. Presentation on 7th European Conference on Drug and HIV/AIDS Services in Prison entitled “Prison, Drugs and Society in the Enlarged Europe: Looking for the right direction”. March 25th-27th in Prague, Czech Republic
  • “HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention in European Prisons”. Presentation on the United Nations Round-Table on ‘HIV/AIDS and prisons’, in conjunction with the 13th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, (’Use and Application of United Nations Standards and Norms on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice’),May 17th in Vienna, Austria
  • “Substitution therapy in European Prisons – ENDIPP’s 18 countries study on legislation, policy & practice”. Presentation ‘International Conference on Prison and Health’, organised by WHO, Regional Office for Europe. De Leeuwenhorst, The Netherlands, 21 October 2004
  • “Traitement de remplacement dans les prisons européenes’. Presentation ‘2ème Congrès de Médecine en Milieu Pénitentiaire’, Strasbourg/France 4-5 Novembre 2004
  • “HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment, and Support in Prison Settings – A Framework for Effective National Response”, Presentation on the 11th UN Congress on Crime prevention and Criminal Justice, Bangkok/Thailand, 18 to 25 April 2005
  • “Living with the daily dose”. Europäische Vergleichsstudie zur Verbesserung des Zugangs und der Adhärenz in der antiretroviralen Behandlung HIV-infizierter DrogengebraucherInnen. Presentation 10. Dt. und 16. Österr. AIDS-Kongress v. 1.-4.6. 2005 in Vienna
  • “Harm Reduction in European Prisons”. Presentation on the 8th European Conference on Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison: “Unlocking potential: making prisons safe for everyone” in Budapest 7-9 July 2005
  • “HIV and other Blood borne viruses: The evidence for action and a framework of action”. Presentation on the Health Detention Seminar of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 10-14. October 2005
  • “The Social Context of Drug Use” – Vortrag auf der von DrogArt organisierten Konferenz “Zadeva: Bvabilo na strokovni seminar s podrocja sinteticnih drog“ im Klinikum von Maribor/Slovenia, 2.2.06
  • “Drug Consumption Facilities in Germany – History, Prevalence, Professional and Legal Aspects.” Presentation 25.5.2006 vor dem National Council Slovenia, Ljubljana
  • “International Prisoner Health – Achieving International standards in prison health care – Introduction Speach”, Einführungsvortrag auf der gleichnamigen Konferenz. 19-20.6.2006 in Tallinn/Estonia
  • “Epidemiologie von Schwerstabhängigkeit illegaler Drogen und der Stand von Harm Reduction – Strategien in Europa“. Vortrag: 16. Intern. Suchtkongres in Hamburg. 13. 15.09.07 in Hamburg.
  • “Harm Reduction in European Prisons – A Compilation of Models of Good Practice – Interim Findings”. Presentation on the 9th European Conference on Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison: “From the Principle of Equivalence to the Practice of Care: Bridging the Gap” in Ljubljana 5-7 October 2006
  • “Innovative Strategies of the Prevention of Hepatitis C” – Präsentation auf der Konferenz: “Quelle prevention C auprès des usagers de drogue?”. 65e rencontre du Crips Ile-de-Paris, 17. Oktober 2006
  • Harm Reduction – Strategien und ihre Bedeutung für die HIV/AIDS-Präventionsarbeit. Vortrag auf dem 16. Kasseler Kreis, “Maßnahmen der Patientenunterstützung im HIV-Bereich“, am 19. Oktober in Eisenach
  • “Prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, other blood-borne infections and diseases - A Public Health Perspective. Vortrag vor dem Council of the European Union, Brussels, 11. Jan. 2007
  • “Substitutionsbehandlung Opiatabhängiger in Deutschland vor dem Hintergrund europäischer Entwicklungen – Versachlichung, Diversifikation, Widersprüche“ Vortag auf der Enquete und Buchpräsentation des Springer & Wien/NewYork Verlages, 29.1.07 in Wien
  • “Evidence on Effectiveness of HIV Prevention in Prison Settings. Preentation on the Regional meeting on HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings. 13-14 February 2007,Vilnius/Lithuania
  • “Rational and practices for staff training and support“; “Comprehensive and accessible social and health services for drug use and HIV/AIDS in the prison settings: concepts and best practices”; “Rational for providing inmates with knowledge and means to protect themselves from risks of drug use and HIV/AIDS” . 3 Presentations on the Regional Workshop of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) “Increasing access to prevention and care services for drug use and HIV/AIDS in the prison settings” in Cairo/Egypt, 10-12 July 2007
  • “Overview of HIV, TB, STI in Latvian prisons and society. (with Inga Upmace). Capacity building for institutions involved in surveillance and prevention of coummunicable diseases in Latvian’s penitentiary system. Presentation at the Round-Table Discussion, Riga/Latvia September 5, 2007
  • “Prison Health and Prison Inequalities”.  Keynote speech on the 2nd International Conference on Prisoner Health, 24-25 September, Varna/Bulgaria