THE STATE OF THE DRUGS PROBLEM IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND

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ID European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

2004
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Contents

Foreword 5

Acknowledgements 7

Introductory note 7

At a glance — an overview of the European drug situation 9

Chapter 1

New developments in policies and laws 15

Chapter 2

Drug prevention — working with communities and targeting those most at risk 24

Chapter 3

Cannabis 28

Chapter 4

Amphetamine-type stimulants, LSD and other synthetic drugs 34

Chapter 5

Cocaine and crack cocaine 44

Chapter 6

Heroin and injecting drug use 50

Chapter 7

Treatment — meeting the needs of those with problems 63

Chapter 8

Crime and prison issues 70

Selected issue 1

Evaluation of ‘national drugs strategies’ in Europe 75

Selected issue 2

Cannabis problems in context — understanding the increase in European treatment demands 82

Selected issue 3

Co-morbidity 94

References 105

Reitox focal points 111