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Eva Tongue-Toaso received her Doctorate “cum laude” in Law and Political Sciences from the Faculty of Law, Eötvös Loránt University, Budapest, Hungary. In 2000, she retired as Executive Director of the International Council on Alcohol & Addictions (ICAA) in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she had held various positions since 1963. Dr. Tongue is currently the Vice-Chair of the NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs at the UN Office in Vienna. She also holds the position of permanent representative of the International Federation of University Women, also at the UN Office in Vienna. Dr. Tongue-Toaso has been actively involved in the field of substance abuse, including both narcotics and alcohol throughout her career. She has had particular interest in the problems of drug abuse on the African continent, where she developed and helped implement prevention and treatment programs. Dr. Tongue’s work has been recognised internationally; she is the recipient of the 3rd Degree Order of Triphon Saint Martyr, Moscow, Russia (2003), the Diploma of Appreciation from the Minister of Children, Youth and Sports, Hungary (2003) and the McDermott Humanitarian Award (1992). |