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Sexual assaults facilitated by drugs or alcohol

Over the past 10 years, the numbers of cases of what is commonly termed ‘date rape’ by the mass media and ‘drug-facilitated sexual assault’ (DFSA) in the scientific literature has increased. According...

Women’s voices — experiences and perceptions of women facing drug problems

Epidemiological studies routinely collect quantitative data on gender differences in drug use (e.g. prevalence, mortality), but far less is published on the qualitative aspects of female drug problems. This review presents quotations...

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Drug use and pregnancy – challenges for public health

Problem drug use (defined by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) as “injecting drug use or long duration/regular use of opioids, cocaine and/or amphetamines” [1]) and pregnancy affect...

Women’s voices — experiences and perceptions of women facing drug problems

A collection of narratives from women facing drug-related problems in Europe is released by the EMCDDA today ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March). It is estimated that around one in four...