Week 1: Defining the problems
1 July
Introduction to the course and the EMCDDA
A short introduction to psychoactive substances
2 July
The production and geopolitics of drugs
Drug supply in Europe
3 July
Detecting new drugs and new trends in drug use
ESPAD — a European school survey on
substance use. Keynote speaker: Björn Hibell
4 July
Problem drug use in Europe
Drug-related mortality and infectious diseases
5 July
Towards a comprehensive model of addiction
Keynote speaker: Robert West
EMCDDA interactive
Week 2: Understanding drug policies and interventions
8 July
Studying public policies: an analytical framework
Health and public policies
International drug policies
9 July
National drug policies and public expenditure in Europe
Introduction to demand reduction
Preventing drug use
10 July
Keynote speaker: Gabriele Fischer
Best practice: from evidence to implementation
Study visit
11 July
Treatment and social reintegration
Harm reduction and prison health
12 July
Written test
Debate on the future of national and European drug policies
