EMCDDA. Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide Summary This guide and the associated package of online materials provides a reference point for planning or delivering health and social responses to drug problems in Europe…

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 ong…

EMCDDA. Drug treatment expenditure: a methodological overview 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…

Unemployment, drugs and attitudes among European youth. Ayllón S, Ferreira-Batista NN. J Health Econ. 2017 Aug 26. pii: S0167-6296(16)30298-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.08.005. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016762961…

Emergency department management of body packers and body stuffers. Heymann-Maier L, Trueb L, Schmidt S, Carron PN, Hugli O, Heymann E, Yersin B. Swiss Med Wkly. 2017 Sep 25;147:w14499. doi: 10.4414/smw.2017.14499. eCollection 2017 Sep 25. https:/…

In the Bronx, which lost more residents to drug overdoses last year than any other New York City borough, the heroin epidemic has latched on to a vulnerable population. (NYT, 12.10.2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/nyregion/bronx-heroin-fent…