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Drugs in focus

Hepatitis C: a hidden epidemic

November 2003

Over the past few years, hepatitis C has emerged as a major threat to public health worldwide. Within the European Union, the total number of people infected is unknown but it is likely to exceed one million, and could be considerably higher.

Selected issues

Drug and alcohol use among young people

October 2003

Young people are often at the leading edge of social change, and upward trends in alcohol and illicit drug use by young people constitute an important social development in the EU. The inclusion of alcohol arose out of concerns about complex patterns of substance use and associated dependency,...

European Drug Report

2003 Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in the European Union and Norway

October 2003

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...

Selected issues

Social exclusion and reintegration

October 2003

The Selected issue looks both at drug use among socially excluded populations (prisoners, immigrants, the homeless, sex workers and vulnerable young people) and social exclusion among drug addicts.

Selected issues

Public expenditure in the area of drug-demand reduction

October 2003

This Selected issue examines direct public expenditure in the field of drug demand reduction incurred in 1999 in the 15 EU Member States and Norway. Although data are still limited in this area, the EMCDDA estimates that expenditure amounted to at least of € 2.3 billion, although the actual figure...

Brochures

EMCDDA overview brochure 2003 (short version)

September 2003

EMCDDA overview brochure 2003 (short version) in 12 languages.

Brochures

EMCDDA presentation brochure 2003 (extended version)

September 2003

EMCDDA presentation brochure 2003 (extended version) in 21 languages.

Drugs in focus

Drug use amongst vulnerable young people

September 2003

Most young people who experiment with drugs or use them recreationally — at parties, for example — do not develop serious drug problems. For these individuals, the greatest risks are associated with having an accident, getting into a fight, getting into trouble with the police or having unprotected...

Drugs in focus

Coordination: a key element of national and European drug policy

May 2003

The drafting of a new treaty for the European Union provides an excellent opportunity to give greater priority to drugs policy. Although cooperation between Member States has increased as a result of new powers conferred by the Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties, there is scope for greater alignment...

Drugs in focus

EU enlargement and drugs — challenges and perspectives

March 2003

The perspective of a European Union consisting of up to 28 countries may raise some simplistic fears in the public domain as far as drugs are concerned. In particular, there are serious worries about the risk of an increase in drug trafficking, especially from and through central and east European...

Drugs in focus

Treating drug users in prison — a critical area for health-promotion and crime-reduction policy

January 2003

Estimates suggest that at least half of the EU's 356 000 prison population has a drug-use history and many of those entering prison have a severe drug problem. Prison does not necessarily stop the use of drugs, neither does it necessarily address the therapeutic needs of problem drug users....
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