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International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders: Draft for field testing

Book

1 March 2016

The International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (Standards) were prepared by UNODC and WHO to support Member States in the development and expansion of treatment services that offer effective and ethical treatment. The...

International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders: Draft for field testing

Study Links Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Reduced Mortality From Opioid Overdose

Scientific article

17 May 2016

Legalized medical marijuana dispensaries are associated with both positive and negative impacts on public health.

EMCDDA Publishes Its First Report on Health Responses to New Psychoactive Substances

News

Over the last decade, there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of new drugs appearing on the global market

International Standards on Drug Use Prevention

Book

These global International Standards summarize the currently available scientific evidence, describing interventions and policies that have been found to result in positive prevention outcomes and their characteristics. Concurrently, the...

European Drug Prevention Quality Standards

Book

The EDPQS provide a set of principles to help develop and assess the quality of drug prevention. They offer a comprehensive resource outlining all the elements of drug prevention activities. The EDPQS were developed by the European...

Registration open for fifth European drugs summer school

News

Illicit drugs in Europe: demand, supply and public policies

2016 EU Drug Markets Report

Book

5 April 2016

The 2016 EU Drug Markets Report — In-depth Analysis is launched at a press conference in Brussels on 5 April by Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship. The Commissioner will be joined by...

Alcohol advertising has no place on our kids' screens

News

Research shows children who are exposed to alcohol advertising are more likely to start drinking earlier and to drink more.

European Drug Report 2015

Book

4 June 2015

The EU Drug Agency (EMCCDA) has published the European Drug Report 2015. In its annual review, the agency reflects on 20 years of monitoring and examines the global influences and local ramifications of Europe’s ever-changing drugs problem...