Based on a research work coordinated by the OFDT, this issue of Tendances shows that cannabis regulation raised both traditional drug policy implementation challenges and unique challenges.
Behavioural addictions still make up a scientific and clinical field under construction, characterised by a low consensus level which results in large numbers of concepts, terms, definitions and measuring tools.
Canada legalised cannabis for non-medical use in October 2018. While the federal government organises the production of cannabis, it has left it up to its 13 provinces and territories to define a distribution and retail model. Ontario, the most populous province and largest cannabis market in Canada, is at the forefront of this process.
Quebec was one of the most reluctant provinces when the federal government announced its decision to legalise cannabis for non-medical use.
What is 3-MMC? What do the analyses of the SINTES network reveal? What are the uses observed by TREND?
How does the OFDT conduct surveys with its European partners?
Two major surveys, conducted every 4 years for the past 25 years in the adolescent population, allow for an international comparison of drug use.
The objective of this issue is to offer a glimpse into tobacco use in Western countries, using prevalence surveys, annual data on tobacco sales and average tobacco prices.
This document describes a method making it possible to generate a new estimate of the number of regular users of opioids, cocaine or amphetamines experiencing major health or social problems due to their drug use.
These last years, synthetic drug use has been presented as a new phenomenon, whose consequences are impossible to foresee.