A5084835619- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Health and Medical Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Community Health and Development
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Census and Population Estimation
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
Addiction Switzerland
2015-2024
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
2008-2014
Technische Universität Dresden
2013
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
1999-2008
University of Lausanne
2006-2008
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the designated hub drug-related information in Union. organization's role to provide Union (EU) its Member States with a factual overview of drug problems common framework support drugs debate. In order achieve mission, EMCDDA coordinates relies on network 30 national monitoring centres, Reitox National Focal Points. publishes wide range topics, across epidemiology, interventions, laws policies. Every November, Annual...
As a part of the HIV behavioural surveillance system in Switzerland, repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2006 among attenders all low threshold facilities (LTFs) with needle exchange programmes and/or supervised drug consumption rooms for injection or inhalation Switzerland. Data collected each LTF over five consecutive days, using questionnaire that was partly completed by an interviewer self administered. The structured around three topics:...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken for tackling it had potential to lead deep modifications in supply illegal drugs impact substance users’ health social situation. To investigate this, we used mixed methods, i.e., quantitative data collected with a brief questionnaire from users receiving opioid agonist treatment centre Switzerland (N = 49), qualitative obtained using semi-structured phone interviews among sub-group participants 17). We repeated collection twice over...
As part of the evaluation Confederation's measures to reduce drug related problems, a review available data on use and problems in Switzerland has been conducted. Source included: population surveys (adults teenagers), among users, health statistics (drug AIDS deaths, HIV case reporting, treatments) police (denunciations for consumption).The aims reducing number dependent hard users have achieved where heroin is concerned. In particular, there seems decrease people becoming addicted this...
A market for cannabis with low levels (LT) of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has recently emerged in Europe alongside an ongoing trend domestic cultivation high-THC content (HT). This phenomenon may have diversified the growers' profile. study investigates LT (LTG) characteristics (demographics, consumption patterns, growing experience) and motivations a subsequent comparison HT growers (HTG). Data from 11,479 small-scale was collected through online survey (ICCQ 2) conducted by Global Cannabis...
In the context of an international trend cannabis legalisation and regulation, Switzerland is now allowing strictly supervised local pilot trials sales. One these Cann-L project in Lausanne, which will evaluate impact on consumption access to a non-profit, public health-oriented distribution model. Opening December 2023, it already has more than 500 participants whose profiles differ from those usually found population surveys. addition, around twenty people have contacted study's referring...
This study explores the civil society organisations that engage in drug policy advocacy Europe. An Internet search English, French and Spanish combined with information from national sources 30 countries identified 218 actively seeking to influence policy. The paper categorises organisations, looking at their objectives orientations, how they pursue these, what political levels operate. Table of contents: â?¢ Summary â?¢ Introduction â?¢ Advocacy â?¢ Identifying categorising â?¢ Overview...