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Bibliography: International Policy Issues


Classification of Drugs: when science was left behind,

26th June 2019

The first-ever comprehensive report providing a political reading of the current evaluation and classification, or “scheduling” of drugs according to their harms (The Global Commission on Drug Policy)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Interventions - Law Enforcement

Categories: International Policy Issues, Interventions - Law Enforcement

Developments in the European cannabis market

26th June 2019

This paper provides an overview of established and emerging cannabis products in Europe. For each type of product, major issues in its production, distribution, use and effects on health are detailed. In doing so, the paper seeks to inform a discussion of the new challenges that may emerge in the monitoring of these products and the consequences of their use (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

The International Narcotics Control Board on cannabis: A critique of the report for 2018

19th June 2019

As can be seen over the past 45 years or so, the potency of the Report has arguably shifted away from the public and more towards influencing opinion within the UN’s central policy-making body on the issue of drugs, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs  (IDPC)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

General Report of Activities 2018 – Key achievements and governance: a year in review

17th June 2019

The General Report of Activities is an annual publication providing a detailed progress report of the EMCDDA’s activities over a 12-month period. It catalogues the Centre’s achievements in each area of its annual work programme (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments

6th June 2019

he 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 Report package – Download (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Drugs in syringes from six European cities: results from the ESCAPE project 2017

30th May 2019

In this pilot study, chemical analysis of the contents of used syringes collected from exchange sites reveals the drugs and drug combinations injected in the six participating European cities (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Prevalence

Categories: International Policy Issues, Prevalence

Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries

17th May 2019

This report presents evidence on the magnitude of problematic opioid use across OECD countries

Categories: International Policy Issues, Prevalence

Global Drug Survey – main findings (PDF)

17th May 2019

Using data from the GDS2019 sample we ranked 13 drugs in terms of the percentage of people who recently used that drug, reported seeking emergency medical treatment (EMT) in the last 12 months. Download full PDF

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Contemporary Asian Drug Policy

16th May 2019

Insights and Opportunities for Change (RAND)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance

15th May 2019

On this page you can examine and compare the penalties, or rehabilitative responses, for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Interventions - Law Enforcement

Categories: International Policy Issues, Interventions - Law Enforcement

An analysis of post-mortem toxicology practices in drug-related death cases in Europe

17th April 2019

The objective of this report is to provide an updated analysis of the post-mortem toxicology practices of drug-related deaths (DRD) in Europe and to discuss the effect of these practices on the monitoring of DRDs (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Death penalty in 2018: Facts and figures

12th April 2019

Amnesty International recorded at least 690 executions in 20 countries in 2018, a decrease of 31% compared to 2017 (at least 993). This figure represents the lowest number of executions that Amnesty International has recorded in the past decade

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

WHO recommends rescheduling of cannabis

27th March 2019

On 24 January 2019, the Director General of the World Health Organization sent a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations recommending, among other things, that cannabis and associated substances be rescheduled in the international drug control framework (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Interventions - Law Enforcement

Categories: International Policy Issues, Interventions - Law Enforcement

Psychotropic Substances – Technical Report

21st March 2019

On an annual basis the Psychotropics Control Section of the INCB Secretariat publishes a technical report that provides an overview of the world wide licit manufacture, export, import, stocks and consumption of substances controlled under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 (INCB)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Programming document 2019-21

21st March 2019

This is the first Programming Document fully grounded in the EMCDDA Strategy 2025 and it sets a milestone in the strategic and operational planning framework of the EMCDDA

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

International guidelines on human rights and drug policy (PDF)

20th March 2019

Responding to the harms associated with drug use and the illicit drug trade is one of the greatest social policy challenges of our time. All aspects of this challenge have human rights implications ( (UNAIDS),  (UNDP),  (WHO)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Current NPS Threats

18th March 2019

a new publication, presents highlights from the UNODC Toxicology Portal

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Prevalence

Categories: International Policy Issues, Prevalence

What we have learned over the last ten years:

18th March 2019

A summary of knowledge acquired and produced by the UN system on drug-related matters (UNODC)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues

Categories: International Policy Issues

Drug prevention: exploring a systems perspective

13th 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 (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Interventions - Prevention

Categories: International Policy Issues, Interventions - Prevention

Drug treatment systems in the Western Balkans: outcomes of a joint EMCDDA-UNODC survey of drug treatment facilities

28th February 2019

This report presents a summary of the key findings from drug treatment facility surveys carried out in 2017 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and the territory of Kosovo. The results provide insight into the characteristics and capacity of the treatment systems, as well as the availability and provision of treatment intervention (EMCDDA)

Categories: Bibliography, International Policy Issues, Interventions - Treatment

Categories: International Policy Issues, Interventions - Treatment
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