Our colleagues at the EMCDDA have published an important new thematic paper (authored by Professor Jane Fountain, UK) examining the delivery of drug prevention services for minority ethnic populations in 29 European countries. The paper presents a series of case studies from a number of Member States and highlights several important research gaps. For example, the necessity for drug research and drug services to conduct ethnic monitoring and to develop tailored intervention responses; although in most of the studied countries, there appears to be a reluctance to do so. The paper references the EU Drug Prevention Quality Standards, which were launched at the 2011 EUSPR conference held in Lisbon.
For more information and to download the paper (English language only), please visit the EMCDDA