Webinar: On a Knife's Edge: Narcotics Law for Care and Social Professions
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Webinar: On a Knife's Edge: Narcotics Law for Care and Social Professions

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Description

In Austria, narcotics and psychotropic substances are classified as addictive substances, and handling them (including acquisition, possession, production, procurement, transfer and the cultivation of various plants) is only permitted under strict conditions. In the health and social sectors, this raises questions such as: Are care and social professionals allowed to administer addictive substances? Who is permitted to use addictive substances and for what purposes? When is handling addictive substances prohibited and punishable? To ensure you know where the relevant legal boundaries lie between law and punishment, this webinar provides the key facts, examples from current case law and helpful tips for practical application. This training course takes place in the form of distance learning. You will participate in this interactive webinar in a virtual classroom on our ZOOM webinar platform. The maximum number of participants is limited to 12.

Requirements

Registration and ZOOM download Hardware Needs: Laptop, tablet or desktop computer with speakers and microphone or headset, webcam and a stable internet connection.

Course content

  • Addictive substances – narcotics – psychotropic substances
  • General regulations on handling addictive substances (who is allowed, for what purposes)
  • The Narcotic Substances Act in its latest version
  • Narcotic Drugs Ordinance, Psychotropic Substances Ordinance, Threshold Quantity Ordinances
  • New Psychoactive Substances Act (NPSG)
  • Health-related measures, substitution treatment
  • Measures in case of narcotic drug abuse
  • Narcotics criminal law: penal provisions for unlawful handling (alternatives to punishment: "therapy instead of punishment")
  • Narcotics data evidence
  • Current case law
  • International conventions and EU regulations (with an introduction to EU drug law)
  • Helpful tips for practical application
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Target group

Professionals in health and social care, interested experts

Dates and teaching units

05Nov

ONLINE - 2026-11-05 00:00:00

05.11.2026 - 05.11.2026

From: 05.11.2026

Until: 05.11.2026

Do08:00 - 12:00
130,-

To book this course, please log in and activate your education voucher in your education pass.

Next date

ONLINE

A-0 Virtueller Kursraum

Donnerstag, 05.11.2026

Language of instruction: German

Do08:00 - 12:00
130,-

To book this course, please log in and activate your education voucher in your education pass.

Course provider: Kärntner Berufsförderungsinstitut GmbH

Kärntner Berufsförderungsinstitut GmbH

Course provider: Kärntner Berufsförderungsinstitut GmbH

For questions about course content, please contact:

Kärntner Berufsförderungsinstitut GmbH

info@bfi-kaernten.at057878