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Manuals

European Prevention Curriculum: a handbook for decision-makers, opinion-makers and policy-makers in science-based prevention of substance use

September 2019

This handbook has been developed with the primary purpose of providing specific reference material for the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) training courses. It also serves to provide a more general introduction to prevention science and, in particular, to science-based interventions. The...
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Technical reports

Drug prevention: exploring a systems perspective

March 2019

This report considers substance use prevention in Europe through the lens of a system, highlighting the wide range of factors that need to be addressed to successfully implement substance use prevention programmes and policies. They are considered from different viewpoints by practitioners,...
Joint publications

Cannabis and driving: questions and answers for policymaking

May 2018

With cannabis use and policy evolving internationally, drug-impaired driving has become an increasingly relevant policy issue. This briefing aims to provide those concerned with policy developments in the field of cannabis with a brief overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in...
EMCDDA Papers

New developments in national drug strategies in Europe

November 2017

This paper gives an overview of some recent developments in the tools most commonly used to manage national drug policies: strategies, coordination mechanisms and evaluations. It is based on an analysis of reports on national drug policies compiled by the EMCDDA’s Reitox focal points in the EMCDDA...
EMCDDA Papers

Drug policy profile: Austria

May 2014

This paper describes the development and main characteristics of drug policy in Austria. It traces the development of Austrian drug laws from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through to the present day. Austria’s drug policy has several distinctive and innovative features, including the...
Thematic papers

Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines in Europe — findings from the DRUID project

December 2012

This Thematic paper presents the key findings of the European Union’s research project on Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines, known as the DRUID project. The project looked at experimental studies, epidemiological studies, enforcement, classification of medicines, driver...
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Monographs

Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges

April 2010

The EMCDDA’s 10th scientific monograph, entitled Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges provides a comprehensive overview of the harm reduction field. Part I of the monograph looks back at the emergence of harm reduction approaches and their diffusion, and explores the concept from...
Drugs in focus

Responding to drug driving in Europe

September 2009

Many of the accidents and deaths that occur on European roads are caused by drivers whose performance is impaired by a psychoactive substance. Alcohol alone is estimated to account for up to 10 000 road deaths a year in the European Union, one quarter of all road deaths. No comparable figures are...
Insights

Drug use, impaired driving and traffic accidents

November 2008

This literature review provides a comprehensive report on the relationship between drug use, impaired driving and traffic accidents. It covers methodological issues, presents results of prevalence surveys among drivers and provides an overview of findings from major international epidemiological...
Selected issues

Drugs and driving

November 2007

Since the late 1990s, much European and world research has addressed the issue of driving under the influence of psychoactive substances. This Selected issue on ‘Drugs and driving’ focuses on driving after taking cannabis and benzodiazepines. Country responses were analysed to determine the...

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