Western Europe

Western Europe remains at the forefront of evidence-based harm reduction and treatment interventions. The majority of the countries in the region have adopted a health-based strategy towards drug use (including decriminalisation of possession for personal use), and are moving towards more proportionate sentences for drug offences.

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Terrorism and drugs in Europe

Despite much speculation and conjecture over potential crossovers between terrorists and the drug trade in Europe, no study has examined the issue. This paper fills this gap by empirically examining such crossovers in the European Union between 2012 and 2017.
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Problem drug use in Scotland

The UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee calls for an overhaul to the governmental response to drug-related challenges, including significant investment towards harm reduction and the decriminalisation of people who use drugs.
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