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“Tell Me How Much Your Friends Consume”—Personal, Behavioral, Social, and Attitudinal Factors Associated with Alcohol and Cannabis Use among European School Students

Substance use in European adolescents remains a serious health concern. Assessing what affects adolescents’ substance use is crucial for implementing effective prevention. This study aims to examine alcohol and cannabis use-related behavioral, social, and attitudinal variables that might directly...

Handbook on quality standards for interventions aimed at drug experienced young people in contact with criminal justice systems

Handbook on quality standards for interventions aimed at drug experienced young people in contact with criminal justice systems (EPPIC)

The present handbook of quality standards was produced to help practitioners improve the quality of interventions targeting drug experienced young people in contact with Criminal Justice Systems (CJS). Although this handbook is primarily directed towards practitioners, it is relevant to policy...

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Technology-facilitated drug dealing via social media in the Nordic countries

Use of the internet has changed drug dealing over the past decade. While there is a growing understanding of the role of darknet drug markets, little is known about how drug dealing works on public online services such as social media. This study reports findings from a Nordic comparative study of...

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Substance use among the general population in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018

This general population survey on substance use in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 was carried out by the Ipsos with the financial assistance of the European Union, with the support of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) - within its European Union financed IPA project...

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National Centre for Welfare Research and Analysis, Denmark (2019) Economic evaluation of MOVE

This report presents Denmark's National Centre for Welfare Research and Analysis 2019 'Economic evaluation of MOVE', a treatment approach for young people.

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World Drug Report 2018

The UNODC World Drug Report is published annually and is considered a reference work on the global drug situation. It structured as a a series of five booklets, each focused on a different aspect of the drug problem. The EMCDDA contributes information and data to the report. We strongly recommend...

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'Are The Times A-Changin'? Trends in adolescent substance use in Europe

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Drug checking as a harm reduction tool for recreational drug users: opportunities and challenges

A number of European countries have implemented drug checking with the aim of providing targeted preventive messages to recreational drug users. This approach, which is more individualised than mass media campaigns, provides an incentive for drug users to participate in a dialogue about prevention...

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Alcohol, drugs and tobacco use among students in 8th and 9th grades, Republic of Moldova, 2015

This report is prepared within the international research project "European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs – ESPAD".

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Smoking, alcohol and illegal drug use among school-aged adolescents: level of consumption and trends in Ukraine – report based on data collection within the framework of international project ESPAD

This report is prepared within the international research project "European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs – ESPAD", in which Ukraine participates since 1995 with the technical support of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The survey is conducted every four years. Ukraine is...

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