A review of regional drug strategies across the world: How is prevention perceived and addressed?

Regional drug strategies and action plans are intergovernmental policy documents that address drug-related problems. This article analyses six of these strategies, involving 148 countries in four continents. We focus in particular on how the prevention of drug-related problems is described, and if a comprehensive approach (such as environmental prevention) is used. All the documents include […]
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Web- and text-based interventions for smoking cessation: Meta-analysis and meta-regression

Background: In the past decade, several smoking cessation interventions have been developed and implemented through information and communication technology (ICT). Evidence suggests that they might be suitable for large-scale public health interventions, based on updated communication media characteristics in terms of interplay between technology and graphical user interface, reaching high numbers of individuals. Objectives: We […]
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Quality assurance in drug demand reduction in European countries: an overview

Background: The EMCDDA, through its network of National Focal Points, collects information on the quality assurance systems for drugs-related interventions across European countries. European National Drug Strategies include recommendations for systems and approaches for the assurance of the quality of interventions. Methods: We searched National Drug Strategies for elements related to quality assurance in drug […]
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A review of regional drug strategies across the world: How is prevention perceived and addressed?

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

Quality assurance in drug demand reduction in European countries: an overview

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