health and social responses

11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues

15.05.2019 to 17.05.2019

Club Health Amsterdam 2019 is the 11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues. The event marks 20 years of international Club Health conferences. The EMCDDA is represented at...

STAD in Europe conference

03.04.2019 to 04.04.2019

The STAD in Europe conference will take place in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), on April 3rd and April 4th. The STAD in Europe (SiE) project aims to tackle heavy episodic drinking by...

Palma de Mallorca

3rd WADD World Congress and 6th edition of SEPD International Congress

19.06.2019 to 22.06.2019

Organised by WADD, in conjunction with the Spanish Society on Dual Disorders-SEPD to discuss on Dual Disorders, psychiatry and addictions, on the theme: “Precision Psychiatry in Dual Disorders”. This edition introduces a...

m-Health applications for responding to drug use and associated harms

This paper presents results from a scoping study on the availability of smartphone-based applications in the drugs field within a European and global context. It explores the range of m-health applications available...

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...

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...

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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...

Methamphetamine POD's cover

Health and social responses for methamphetamine users in Europe (Perspectives on drugs)

Methamphetamine is an established stimulant drug in many parts of the world (e.g. South-east Asia, US), where it has long caused major public health problems. While methamphetamine use in Europe has historically...

Neglecting the social needs of drug users can undermine chances of long-term recovery

Over 1 million drug users in the European Union are estimated to be receiving some form of treatment for their drug problems every year. This reflects considerable investments since the 1990s when...

Users' voices

A collection of narratives from substance users in Europe about their attempts to control or reduce their consumption is released today by the EMCDDA. Entitled Users’ voices, the paper illustrates how qualitative...

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