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Rapid Expert Review of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 (Ireland)

This report contains the findings from a rapid review of the Irish National Drug Strategy (INDS). The review is primarily based on site visits and meetings conducted during an intensive week long...

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Convergence européenne

Describes the need for a common approach to the drugs phenomenon in Europe, based on science, for the good of public health and citizens' security.

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Cannabis: monitor policy changes

Policy changes that increasingly permit the medical and recreational use of cannabis have important implications for society and drug policies overall. There is an urgent need to set up collaborative international monitoring...

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A review of regional drug strategies across the world: How is prevention perceived and addressed?

Regional drug strategies and action plans are intergovernmental policy documents that address drug-related problems. This article analyses six of these strategies, involving 148 countries in four continents.

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Cannabis und Drogenrecht in Europa: Gesetzeslage, Umsetzung und aktuelle Diskussionen zur Weiterentwicklung

A review of the state of drug law and policy relating to cannabis in Europe.

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Is UNGASS 2016 the turning point in international drug policy?

A study of the potential outcomes of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs.

Evaluating drug policy: a seven-step guide to support the commissioning and managing of evaluations

This document summarises the main issues concerning evaluation in the field of drug policy. Aimed at those managing rather than undertaking drug policy evaluations, the guide acts as an introduction, providing links...

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Public expenditure on supply reduction policies

Evaluating drug policy is an integral part of a cost-efficient approach to tackle illicit drugs. This report takes a first step towards a systematic analysis, by examining a set of representative attempts...

Public expenditure in the area of drug-demand reduction

This Selected issue examines direct public expenditure in the field of drug demand reduction incurred in 1999 in the 15 EU Member States and Norway. Although data are still limited in this...

Coordination: a key element of national and European drug policy

The drafting of a new treaty for the European Union provides an excellent opportunity to give greater priority to drugs policy. Although cooperation between Member States has increased as a result of...

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