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Xchange is an online registry of evidence-based prevention programmes. In addition to providing information on the effectiveness of interventions, the registry also offers information on the experiences of professionals who have implemented...

The present handbook of quality standards was produced to help practitioners improve the quality of interventions targeting drug experienced young people in contact with Criminal Justice Systems (CJS). Although this handbook is...

In September 2015, the Council of the European Union adopted Council conclusions on the implementation of minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction in the EU. This innovative initiative lists 16 standards...

A sound evidence base to inform decision-making is essential when allocating available, and often scarce, resources to effective interventions.

The aim of this review is to assess the quality of guidelines on screening and to describe differences according to the context in which they were produced.

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has created a web-based tool aimed at bridging together scientific evidence and current practices in the drug addiction field. Beyond dissemination of...

The Patient Health Questionnaire is a self-report version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), which was designed for the screening of psychiatric disorders in an adult primary practice setting.

This short report presents a brief overview of recent evidence for the most effective approaches in the fields of drug use prevention, drug use treatment and harm reduction. It discusses the strengths...