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3 concentric circles follow an arrow named Aims and Outcomes clarified. The inner one shows Response selection, from which departs an arrow named Response chosen. The middle one asks Who, Where, How, further details of which are shown in the outer one.

Infographic: Factors to be considered in stage 2: response or intervention selection

The second stage, based on the needs assessment and defined objectives, is to decide on an appropriate response. There are potentially three ways of addressing this: extending or improving an existing response...

Three concentric circles follow an arrow named Response chosen. The inner one shows Implementation, from which departs an arrow named Assessment. The middle one asks Who, Where and How, further details of which are shown in the outer one.

Infographic: Factors to be considered in stage 3: implementation

Successful implementation of any policy response depends on a range of factors that will need to be considered when planning or reviewing policies or programmes. Visual description: Three concentric circles show the factors...

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Infographic: The three broad stages of developing responses to drug problems

Thee process of responding to drug problems can be divided into three broad stages: the identification of the particular drug problems to be addressed; the selection of the response or interventions that...

Policy and practice briefings: Adult family members of people with drug problems

There are different ways in which families of people who use drugs may be affected and may affect the drug use of their family member. Some are positive and some are negative...

Policy and practice briefings: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Europe has a long history of migration and the diversity of its ethnicities and religions creates complex links between ethnicity and drug use. More recently, following a high level of conflicts in...

Policy and practice briefings: Older people with problematic opioid use

People over the age of 40 make up an increasing share of those with an opioid problem in Europe. This is reflected in the increasing age of those in drug treatment and...

Policy and practice briefings: Vulnerable young people

Many young people experiment with drugs but only a minority become dependent on drugs in young adulthood. Those who are most vulnerable to drug dependence are socially disadvantaged young people and those...

Infographic: Examples of strategies to prevent the diversion of opioid substitution treatment medication

Although the diversion of opioid substitution treatment (OST) medications has been described as a growing problem in recent years, there has been little systematic monitoring or data on the extent and nature...