In this bulletin, data on treated problem alcohol use for the year 2022 are presented, followed by trends for the seven-year period from 2016 to 2022.
The data are from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), the national surveillance system that records and reports on cases of drug and alcohol treatment in Ireland.
Included in the NDTRS are cases treated in all types of services: outpatient, inpatient, low threshold, general practitioners (GPs), and those treated in prison.
On July 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual Ministerial-level meeting to launch a Global Coalition to address Synthetic Drug Threats.
Бұл басылым каннабис заңнамасы туралы пікірталастарда көтерілген кейбір жиі қойылатын сұрақтарға жауап береді. Каннабисті рекреациялық мақсаттарда пайдалануға негізгі назар аударылғанымен, әртүрлі саяси бастамаларды қажетті контекстпен қамтамасыз ету мақсатында басқа да пайдалану үшін тиісті заңнама, оның ішінде косметика, сауықтыру өнімдері және азық-түлік өнімдері сияқты медициналық және коммерциялық каннабистен алынған өнімдер енгізіледі.
In 2001, Portugal implemented a groundbreaking policy that decriminalized personal possession of drugs, while maintaining criminal penalties for drug trafficking.
Amidst record-breaking overdose death rates in the United States, what...
Monteagudo-Piqueras, O., Puerta, C., Duch, M. A., González, A., De Silva, A., Rementería, O., Lloret, D., Alvira, P., Morán, J., & Sendino, R. (2023). Spanish project of best practice portal in drug demand reduction and behavioural addictions. Adiktologie, 23(1), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0008
INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention implemented in a real-life setting which has been favourably assessed in terms of adequacy (ethics and evidence) and equity as well as effectiveness and efficiency related to process and outcomes”. The aim of the study was to describe the Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions (the BBPPA portal).
Andreić, J.-L. (2023). The process of the implementation of quality standards in drug prevention in Croatia: A case study. Adiktologie, 23(1), 73–87. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0007
INTRODUCTION: Prevention science and quality standards of drug prevention in the EU and in the world have developed in recent decades. Progress has been made in quality development in Croatia, but the experience of the process of improving the field of drug prevention and the implementation of quality standards in Croatia has not been described in detail in the literature. This case study is an example of adaptation of the European QS and the emergence of other quality assurance components in the field of addiction prevention in the Republic of Croatia. The study describes the Croatian example...
De Pourcq, K. Deneckere, S., & De Wachter, D. (2023). Implementing quality measurement in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction: A case study in Flanders. Adiktologie, 23(1), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0005
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality indicators are made public.
METHODS: Building on an evidence-based methodology, this case study shows how an organisation in Flanders – the Flemish Institute for Quality of Care – develops quality indicators along with its strategies to implement the measurement of the indicators.
RESULTS: The study shows three types of quality indicators in the field of...
Mutatayi, C. (2023). The ASPIRE standards: Taking a step towards quality assurance in drug prevention in France – A case study. Adiktologie, 23(1), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0001
КІРІСПЕ: 2010-шы жылдардың ортасындағы қолайлы саяси ахуалда есiрткiнiң алдын алу саласындағы жобаларды жоспарлауды қолдау үшiн EDPQS (ASPIRE) шолуынан берiлген алдын алу бағдарламаларын бағалау және iрiктеу стандарттары әзiрлендi.
ӘДІСТЕР: Бұл жағдайды зерттеу сапаны қамтамасыз етудің осы материалын әзірлеуге жауапты негізгі үйлестірушінің баяндауынан енеді.
НӘТИЖЕ: АСПИР стандарттарын құруға әкеп соққан шеңбер сипатталған. Содан кейін өндірістік процесс түсіндіріліп, сол арқылы АСПИР-дің 12 стандарты ұсынылды. Осы сапа стандарттары және олармен байланысты атрибуттар қажеттіліктерді бағалау...
Coughlan, E., Mckeown, P., Corrigan, N., & Harris, A. (2023). The implementation of quality standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community. Adiktologie, 23(1), 47–53. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0003
BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.
METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic planning.
CONCLUSIONS: From 2000, Coolmine embarked on a change management journey that kept the organisation at the forefront of drug and alcohol treatment in Ireland and internationally while maintaining fidelity to the Therapeutic Community. The strategy for quality assurance is replicable across similar organisations.
Kyprianou, E., Mina, Ch., Stylianou, K., Yiasemi, I., Gaist, B., Symeonidou E., Matheou, M., & Mavrou, J. (2023). National implementation of quality standards in prevention and treatment services for substance use/addictions – A case study of Cyprus. Adiktologie, 23(1), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0004
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the licensing, evaluation, funding (where possible), coordination, and reinforcement of all programmes, actions, and activities related to substances and gambling. Licensing and funding are based on the fulfilment of certain criteria and a certain level of quality.
METHODS: The process that led to the establishment of a quality standards system for licensing and...
Subata, E. (2023). Substance use disorder treatment quality standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From grassroots initiatives to nationwide strategies. Adiktologie, 23(1), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-002-0002
BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots initiatives to their integration into mainstream healthcare under the leadership of the Ministry of Health.
METHODS: Narrative review of retrieved documents, including related legal acts, followed by a subsequent content analysis.
RESULTS: The implementation was divided into three stages characterised by specific activities, leading stakeholders, and the...
The European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national data across these themes and key harm-reduction interventions.
On Thursday, June 1st, the WHO launched the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Information Repository, which provides health professionals and drug policy experts with a single searchable database to freely access all technical reports on over 450 substances reviewed by the ECDD.
How many new drugs were detected in Europe over the last year? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking? What substances are causing the most concern today? Find out more when the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs...
Objective: To better understand current developments in the treatment of stimulant use.
Background: Stimulant drugs are second only to cannabis as the most widely used class of illicit drug globally, accounting for 68 million past-year consumers.
In Europe, according to the latest data of the EMCDDA’s European Drug Report 2022, surveys in 25 EU countries between 2016 and 2021 suggest that 1.4 million young adults (15–34) used amphetamines during the last year (1.4 % of this age group). More than 8 000 clients entering specialised drug treatment in Europe in 2020 reported amphetamine as...
Еуропа Кеңесі құрлықтың жетекші құқық қорғау ұйымы болып табылады. Оның құрамына 46 мүше мемлекет кірді, олардың 27-сі Еуропалық Одаққа мүше. Еуропа Кеңесіне мүше барлық мемлекеттер Адам құқықтары жөніндегі Еуропалық конвенцияға, адам құқықтарын, демократияны және заң үстемдігін қорғауға арналған шартқа қол қойды.
Pompidou Group саясаткерлерге, мамандарға және зерттеушілерге есірткі тұтыну және есірткі бизнесі мәселелері бойынша тәжірибе және ақпарат алмасу үшін неғұрлым кең еуропалық деңгейде көпсалалы форум өткізуді ұсынады. 1971 жылы Франция президенті Жорж Помпидудың ұсынысы...
Join the upcoming Rome Consensus 2.0 Summit taking place from 2-5 May, 2023. The Summit is a unique opportunity to gather and engage in discussions with leading experts, professionals, activists, and Red Cross and Red Crescent leaders in a participatory meeting designed based on participants' national and international experiences.
The International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University. The 13th ICSD 2025 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental...
