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Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies

24.10.2017

Lisbon Addictions 2017, the second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, is a multidisciplinary conference that provides a forum for networking across the addictions. Once...

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Policy and practice briefings: Older people with problematic opioid use

24.10.2017

People over the age of 40 make up an increasing share of those with an opioid problem in Europe. This is reflected in the increasing age of those in drug treatment and those dying of opioid overdoses. This policy and practice briefing provides an overview of the key issues, response options,...

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Drug treatment expenditure: a methodological overview

18.10.2017

It is estimated that over 1 million people receive treatment for drug-related problems in the European Union every year. With shrinking public budgets, increasing pressure on health systems, changes in the drugs used and the need to provide on-going care to chronic cases, what is the real cost of...

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How to estimate the cost of drug treatment in Europe?

18.10.2017

It is estimated that over 1 million people receive treatment for drug-related problems in the European Union every year. With shrinking public budgets, increasing pressure on health systems, changes in the substances used and the need to provide ongoing care to chronic cases, how can we estimate...

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Women who use drugs: Issues, needs, responses, challenges and implications for policy and practice

17.10.2017

In the European Union 34.8 million women aged 15 to 64 are reported to have ever tried an illicit drug, compared with 54.3 million men. Women who use drugs face a number of issues that vary in extent...

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Treatment of drug use problems

17.10.2017

A range of interventions are used for the treatment of drug use problems in Europe, including psychosocial approaches, opioid substitution and detoxification. The relative importance of the different treatment modalities in each country is influenced by several factors, including the organisation...

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Criminal justice and drug policy: treatment, harm reduction and alternatives to punishment

25.09.2017

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Drug-treatment systems in prisons in Eastern and South-East Europe

25.09.2017

This publication sheds light into the situation of drug users among criminal justice populations and corresponding health care responses in ten countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe: Albania,...

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Train the trainers meeting on the treatment demand indicator (TDI)

23.05.2017

This meeting, co-organised by the EMCDDA and the national authorities, gathered in Sarajevo all partners from the state level, the entities and some local organisations. There were about 30...

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Cannabis use among people entering drug treatment in Europe: a growing phenomenon

17.05.2017

Treatment demand data have shown an increase of primary cannabis clients in the last years in most European countries. Based on a work carried out by a study visit in collaboration with the...

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European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) package

22.03.2017

The European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) is a data collection instrument applicable in any European country or in any country worldwide interested in surveying facilities that provide interventions to drug users. The aim of the EFSQ is to collect information from the facilities across...

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Web- and text-based interventions for smoking cessation: Meta-analysis and meta-regression

08.02.2017

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EMCDDA meeting focuses on quality standards in drug demand reduction

12.12.2016

Quality standards in drug demand reduction will be the focus of discussions today at an EMCDDA meeting gathering experts from seven countries. The purpose of the meeting is to present how the ' Council conclusions on the implementation of minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction in the EU...

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How can contingency management support treatment for substance use disorders? A systematic review

07.10.2016

Contingency management is a general behavioural intervention technique used in the treatment of drug dependence. This EMCDDA Paper contains a systematic review of studies on the effectiveness of contingency management when used alongside the pharmacological treatment of dependence. The 38 studies...

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Interview: Responses to new psychoactive substances in specialised treatment

20.06.2016

Information on health responses to the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is emerging but, in many cases, remains anecdotal.

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Support in the freamework of Treatment demand indicator (TDI)

20.06.2016

Software for the collection of Treatment demand indicator (TDI) data, called proTDI, was developed in cooperation with the twinning project during 2013 and 2014 and distributed to nearly 30 centres...

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The role of psychosocial interventions in drug treatment (Perspectives on drugs)

31.05.2016

Psychosocial interventions are structured psychological or social interventions used to address substance-related problems. They can be used at different stages of drug treatment to identify the problem, treat it and assist with social reintegration. Psychosocial interventions are used to treat...

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Comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders in Europe (Perspectives on drugs)

31.05.2016

Comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders refers to the co-occurrence of a substance use disorder and another mental health disorder in the same individual. In Europe, the presence of psychiatric disorders associated with substance use disorders has become an important issue in drug...

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Strategies to prevent diversion of opioid substitution treatment medications (Perspectives on drugs)

31.05.2016

The use of substitution drugs for the treatment of opioid dependence represents a key evidence-based response to heroin problems in Europe. However, the diversion of these medicines from their intended use in drug treatment to non-medical use and sale on illicit drug markets is a cause for concern...

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Interactive: a drug user's treatment journey

31.05.2016

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