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This paper offers a comparison of the drug strategies and plans adopted over the last five years by six intergovernmental organisations engaging 148 countries in four continents. It informs decision-makers, professionals and...

This summary of the national drug situation in Kazakhstan was prepared within the framework of the Central Asia Drug Action Programme — Phase 5 (CADAP 5) in the Component DAMOS (Drug Epidemiology...

This report presents the findings of a literature review to identify the most frequently occurring patterns of use and their relation to harm in users of opioids, powder and crack cocaine, and...

This summary of the national drug situation in Uzbekistan was prepared within the framework of the Central Asia Drug Action Programme — Phase 5 (CADAP 5) in the Component DAMOS (Drug Epidemiology...

The report presents a review of tools for monitoring illicit drug use in prison population in Europe. The objective of the report is to describe the existing tools used at national level...

In this issue: Alarming rise in fatal overdoses in Estonia | Estimating public expenditure on drug-law offenders in prisons | EMCDDA embarks on 2014 work programme | EMCDDA steps up cooperation with...

This study estimates how much 22 European countries spent on drug-law offenders in prisons during the last decade. Based on this, an estimate for public expenditure on drug-law offenders at the European...

This is a first common questionnaire on drug use among prisoners at European level. The questionnaire is the results of two years of work in the field of drugs and prison, which...

During adolescence, some young people may experiment with both licit and illicit substances (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drugs). This can have an impact on their behaviour, their relationships with others and...

The 2014 Work programme continues to implement the commitments set out in the EMCDDA’s 2013–15 strategy and work programme. It builds on the achievements made in 2013 where measures were put in...