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Co-morbidity

November 2004

The co-occurrence of psychiatric illness and substance disorders, commonly termed co-morbidity or dual diagnosis, is not a new phenomenon. However, in recent years the issue has gained momentum in the political and professional discussion as it has become apparent that a large and probably growing...
Selected issues

Cannabis problems in context: understanding the increase in European treatment demands

November 2004

The extent and nature of problems found within populations of European cannabis consumers remain unclear. Also unclear is the extent to which statistical information on increasing demands for treatment reflects changes in reporting and referral practice as opposed to increases in the number of...
Selected issues

Evaluation of 'national drug strategies' in Europe

November 2004

Many countries have recently adopted a ‘national drugs strategy’. This Selected issue focuses on plans for the evaluation of these strategies, which for the first time has been enabled on a European scale by work undertaken by the national focal points. This work has helped to clarify references to...
European Drug Report

2004 Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in the European Union and Norway

November 2004

The report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe presents the EMCDDA's yearly overview of the drug phenomenon. This is an essential reference book for policy-makers, specialists and practitioners in the drugs field or indeed anyone seeking the latest findings on drugs in Europe. Published...
Drugs in focus

Evaluation of the European Union's 2000–04 strategy and action plan

April 2004

Because the drug phenomenon, its causes and consequences are both complex and serious an evaluation of policy is particularly useful in this field. In permitting a reasoned value judgement of the effects of public action, in other words, a judgement based on a scientific basis, evaluation helps...

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