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поиск по ресурсному центру The prize fund of the contest is USD1000. The creative works must be in Russian. The contest will last until April 1, 2018.
The “ZT-info”, Facebook group for self-organization of OST patients, announce a writing contest dedicated to the topic of substitution therapy, drug use, and stories of PWID and their relatives.
“The topic was discussed for a long time, we contemplated whether we should declare it at all, and decided that it was necessary, and the stories should still be thematic”, said David Ananiashvili, the group’s creator and initiator, PLUS Group Director, ECUO representative in Georgia. – Meanwhile, we will select the topic “That Simple Cup”, offered by Tasha Semenova from Belarus. Every morning, every day we take the drug, which very often helps us to maintain life and health, from such a simple cup”.
The language of the contest is Russian. The contest will last until April 1, 2018, the winners will be announce127d on May 1, 2018. The prize fund is USD1000.
1-st Prize – Grand Prix – USD500.
2-nd Prize – Silver – USD300.
3-rd Prize – Bronze – two winners, 1×2 awards of USD100.
The jury consists of art critics and philologists who are not associated with the group. Contest works will be evaluated anonymously, the jury members will not know the names of participants.
Please send stories in PDF format, as well as any questions about the contest, to David Ananiashvili to e-mail: silversilk.mail@gmail.com. The volume must be not less than 4 pages of A4 size (two double page spreads), the font size is 12.
If the stories show decent artistic level and the competition itself involves a sufficient number of interesting authors, the organizers promise to publish a collection of short stories and present it at the conference in October 2018.
The ZT-Info group was created by the participants of methadone and buprenorphine substitution therapy programs from the former USSR countries.
“In our countries, substitution treatment programs have been introduced recently, and in many countries of the region such programs are not yet available to drug users”, says David Ananiashvili. “The task of the ZT-Info group is to help people who cannot receive methadone and buprenorphine in OST clinics and programs our countries. A person can ask for information about OST programs in other countries and obtain help in finding a clinic or doctor.
Our task is to inform OST participants about possible problems when visiting a particular country and prepare people for a journey. We help to draft the required documents and, if needed, can act as mediators with the necessary clinic or structure. The group has closed membership rule, but if you want to learn more about OST programs, are a participant of OST programs, are a parent or friend of a participant in OST programs, are involved in the drug treatment and drug use area, then welcome”.
