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The aim of this Théma is to provide an overview of the situations and problems currently observed in the French overseas territories with regard to drugs and addictions, based on the most recent statistical data and the main studies carried out in these territories.
This thirteenth issue of Drugs, International Challenges is devoted to the prevailing situation in terms of drug trafficking, drug use and public policies in Georgia, a Caucasian country with a population of 3.7 million.
The introduction of lockdown measures by the public authorities between 17 March and 11 May 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in France yielded dramatic changes in consumption practices of cannabis users.
Since 1999, the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme of the OFDT has been monitoring emerging phenomena and developments in the field of drugs.
This is a review and synthesis of the scientific literature on public health effects of liberalization of marijuana prohibition in the United States.
This report summarizes eight years of policy and public health knowledge since Colorado and Washington became the first states in the U.S. – and the first jurisdictions in the world – to begin to develop and implement policies around a commercial marketplace for marijuana.
This report analyzes the regulation of cannabis in Canada, as well as the political, economic and social impact of the policies adopted.
On the 20th anniversary of the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme and the National Detection System of Drugs and Toxic Substances (SINTES), the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) looks back on two decades of drug monitoring.
The Covid-19 pandemic is the origin of a health crisis that has led to more than 848 000 deaths worldwide in seven months, including more than 30 000 in France.
Based mainly on data published by the WHO, this note aims to provide an overview of the main legislative and regulatory measures taken by the different EU countries to reduce harmful alcohol consumption.
Monitoring gambling practices among French adults have been carried out in France since 2010, thanks to the Santé publique France (SpF) Barometer which includes a survey component focusing on gambling activities.
Bulletin TREND | COVID-19 n°2. The development of the COVID-19 epidemic and the implementation of lockdown measures by the French public authorities in mid-March 2020 changed the consumption practices of drug users and disrupted the activities of trafficking networks.
Bulletin TREND | COVID-19 n°1. The development of the COVID-19 epidemic and the implementation of lockdown measures by the French public authorities in mid-March 2020 changed the consumption practices of a large proportion of drug users and disrupted the activities of trafficking networks.
Estimating the amount of cannabis sales revenue is important and provides a measure of the influence of this economic sector.
The 2019 edition of the annual OFDT overview on tobacco describes the repercussions of successive rises in prices of tobacco in the tobacconist network and the continuous increase of the number of people following a treatment to stop smoking.
Since 1999, the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) unit of the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) has been monitoring emerging trends and phenomena in the field of drugs.
What is the extent and nature of illicit drug use in prisons in France? What are the consequences and what responses are being provided?
In France, despite legal restrictions on authorised media and content, alcohol advertising is subject to significant private investment.
The international landscape is becoming more complex and polarised on legislative drug issues, as the last Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has shown.
In 2017, in order to contribute to reflection on so-called "substance-free" addictions among adolescents, the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) integrated a new module on the use of various electronic devices with screens into its Survey on Health and Use on National Defence and Citizenship Day (ESCAPAD).