Il-Fondazzjoni Oasi esprimiet it-tħassib tagħha għall-fatt li l-użu tad-droga fil-pubbliku “qed jiġi normalizzat” u li f’Malta kiber “b’mod esaġerat” l-ammont ta’ persuni li jpejpu l-kannabis fil-pubbliku. Dan intqal mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Fondazzjoni Noel Xerri waqt seduta tal-Kumitat Permanenti għall-Affarijiet ta’ Għawdex. Għall-iktar informazzjoni dwar id-diskors tista’ taqra hawnhekk. Press Coverage: Newsbook
OASI Foundation31 Years of Continuous ActivityWhat is happening in Europe is happening at our doorstep. This was the message of OASI Foundation Chief Executive on the 31st anniversary of the Foundation.The 26th of June is the International Day against Drugs, but this same date is also a special day for the OASI Foundation in Gozo…. Read more »
On the 25th March a lecture was held by OASI Foundation, entitled ‘Co- morbidity: Mental illness and Addiction’. Psychiatrists Dr Chantelle Azzopardi and Dr Joseph Fenech gave further insight during this event, on a variety of mental illnesses together with their relationship with addiction and vice versa. The lecture was well-attended with participants all hailing… Read more »
A number of experts in the field of addiction, including OASI CE Noel Xerri, were interviewed on the changing trends in the use of different drugs, following the publishing of the National Report on the Drug Situation in Malta for 2020. You can read the interview here.
We would like to draw the attention of all the media that as of this morning, 14 December at 10am, we have not received any reply to our letter to Hon. Joe Mizzi and the members of the petitions committee of Parliament to close the petition proposing amendments to the cannabis law so that they… Read more »
In a joint statement, OASI Foundation and Caritas Malta expressed their concerns about the cannabis reformed bill. You can read the article here.Times of Malta
What happens during drug dependence and what are the leading factors? There are in fact several factors which contribute to substance dependence, including societal, biological, environmental factors, age of first use, and family history, just to name a few. In this article however, the main focus will be the biological factor, more specifically, what happens… Read more »
Nowadays whenever anyone wants to look up something, we have the Internet which easily accessed due to the advances technology has made. While this is a good thing, it can also lead to some misinformation to someone who does not look through the information properly and this is something which occurs a lot with addiction… Read more »
Imagine you are partying and you drink only so much alcohol, however you have an inclination that something is wrong. Something just doesn’t feel right. You remember that you left your drink unattended for some time. Someone might have slipped in any substance in it, and now you’re experiencing some signs that you may have… Read more »
Bullying… a term we hear often, and mostly associate it with young children or unruly teenagers. What is bullying and why does it happen? Bullying can be defined as unwanted, repeated behaviour which can have long lasting problems for both the bully and the person being bullied. Bullying includes actions such as threatening, embarrassing someone… Read more »
