Publisher's Synopsis
The aim of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction is to provide objective, reliable and comparable information about drugs and drug addiction in Europe. This study looks at the use of substitution treatments. It concludes that there has been a steady increase in the use of such treatments but that a successful strategy requires a multiple approach that combines drug substitution with drug free treatments. As well as an overview of the subject, this book provides reports on the situation in each of the EU countries.