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Schools and drugs: health and social responses

21.04.2022

This miniguide is part of the Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021. It will be published in early 2022. For an overview of the miniguides available, please visit the European Responses Guide 2021 page. You can subscribe to be informed by e-mail once this publication...

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Prevention toolkit

30.03.2022

The EMCDDA Prevention toolkit brings together useful tools and resources for anyone involved in shaping decisions, opinions and policies in Europe in the science-based prevention of substance use, including the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC), the Xchange prevention registry, the Best...

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ESPAD Report 2019 — Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

12.11.2020

This report presents the results of the seventh ESPAD data-collection wave, conducted in 35 countries during the spring and autumn of 2019. It paints a comprehensive picture of the present situation among 15–16-year-old school students as regards the use of cigarettes, alcohol, illicit drugs,...

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Exchange prevention registry

04.12.2019

Xchange is an online registry of evidence-based prevention interventions. It is updated approximated twice a year with new programmes and feedback from implementers. The registry makes available manualised interventions for which good European evaluation studies showed beneficial outcomes relating...

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

24.09.2019

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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Evidence database of the Best practice portal

15.09.2019

This database presents the latest evidence on drug-related interventions. The information is based on systematic searches is updated twice a year. Topics covered include harm reduction, social reintegration,  treatment, prevention as well as emerging topics.

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European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments

06.06.2019

The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with the online Statistical Bulletin and 30 Country Drug Reports, it makes up the 2019 European Drug...

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Policy and practice briefings: Vulnerable young people

24.10.2017

Many young people experiment with drugs but only a minority become dependent on drugs in young adulthood. Those who are most vulnerable to drug dependence are socially disadvantaged young people and those having family members and peers who use drugs. Individual factors, such as poor impulse...

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Communities That Care (CTC): a comprehensive prevention approach for communities

01.03.2017

Community coalitions are a strategy to coordinate activities and resources to prevent adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviour. They can help mobilise communities in prevention and health promotion initiatives. The Communities That Care (CTC) approach sets out to reduce adolescent health...

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ESPAD Report 2015 — Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

20.09.2016

This report presents the most recent and comprehensive data on substance use among 15- to 16-year-old school students in Europe. Based on the responses from over 90 000 girls and boys, the report documents the levels of use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other substances, as well as the...

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ESPAD Report 2015: promotional brochure

20.09.2016

This brochure provides an overview of the 2015 ESPAD Report which the EMCDDA co-produced with ESPAD.

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Health responses to new psychoactive substances

24.06.2016

While prevalence levels of NPS use remain low in the general European population, there are important concerns with more problematic forms of use and harms. This short report provides an overview of the current situation in terms of NPS use and harms across Europe and reviews the available health-...

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Health responses to new psychoactive substances (Perspectives on Drugs)

24.06.2016

The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) over the last decade has posed a major challenge to drug policy. While the limited available data indicates that prevalence levels of NPS use are relatively low in the general European population, there are concerns around more problematic forms of...

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Drug use and its consequences in the Western Balkans 2006–14

23.03.2015

The result of the EMCDDA’s cooperation with countries in the Western Balkans over many years, this report is the first of its kind. It gives insight into the drug-related problems faced by six countries in the region, through the available data gathered by a range of partners and the EMCDDA. Funded...

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Drug prevention interventions targeting minority ethnic populations: issues raised by 33 case studies

01.04.2013

This Thematic paper contains the results of a study that examined drug prevention interventions for minority ethnic populations in 29 European countries. A total of 33 interventions were reported to the study and the issues they raise are presented and discussed in the paper. The results will...

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Summary of the 2011 ESPAD report

01.05.2012

This is a summary of the 2011 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) which aims to collect comparable data on substance use among 15–16 year-old European students in order to monitor trends within as well as between countries. This summary presents key results from the...

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Children's voices. Experiences and perceptions of European children on drug and alcohol issues

01.05.2010

The purpose of this paper is to give meaning and insight into some of the key drug and alcohol issues that affect children from the perspectives of the children themselves. It is not to estimate the relative magnitude of a specific drug or alcohol problem or the numbers of children affected by it....

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Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges

01.04.2010

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...

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Summary of the 2007 ESPAD report

01.03.2009

This is a summary of the 2007 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) which aims to collect comparable data on substance use among 15–16 year-old European students in order to monitor trends within as well as between countries. This summary presents key results from the...

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Preventing later substance use disorders in at-risk children and adolescents

01.02.2009

This review on indicated prevention adds to the current knowledge and understanding of risk factors in the development of later drug problems and dependence, focusing on the mental health and behavioural problems that develop during childhood. Indicated prevention is a relatively new branch of drug...
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