Europe

A Growing Issue: An Increased Number Are Entering Drug Treatment for Cannabis Use Across Europe

Scientific article

14 June 2017

New research published in the journal European Addiction Research paints a picture of drug treatment services for cannabis-related problems between 2003 – 2014 across 22 European countries. Notably, it suggests that, on the whole, during...

The European Drinking Table: Who Tops the List?

Scientific article

16 May 2017

The recently published results from the European Social Survey provide us with an indication of who in Europe consumes the most alcohol. Among the findings, notable are: The more well-off you are, the more you drink. The worse-off you are...

The Growing Need to Address the Use of New Psychoactive Substances

Scientific article

22 March 2017

A recent paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy addresses the current health responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS), highlighting key issues to inform the planning and implementation of adequate responses in the...

EMCDDA Updates on Best Practice

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A new European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) Best Practice report will be published in early 2017. It will take an in-depth look at substance use prevention in Europe. The report's stated aim is "not to rate...

Which European City Consumes the Most Cocaine?

Scientific article

14 December 2016

A new study suggests that Londoners consume the most cocaine during the week. However, it was also found that, when weekends were taken into account, the Belgian city of Antwerp overtook the UK’s capital for cocaine consumption. The results...

USA and Europe: Drug Use Compared

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27 September 2016

This month saw the release of the findings from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). The publication shows the country-by-country results for the use of various legal and illegal drugs. Thirty-five European...