Background This study utilized foresight analysis to project drug policy trends and
challenges in Finland up to 2030. It aimed to develop scenarios and strategies for …

One concern in the field of drugs policy is how to make research more futures-oriented.
Tracing trends and events with the potential to alter drug futures are seen as ways of …

Background Historically substance misuse has been relatively common in western
countries, but comparatively few Finns report drug use. The Drugs 2020 study aimed at …

Background The role of policymaking is to create the future that we want. In its
communication on Better Regulation, the European Commission recognises the need for …

In most countries in the European Union, including Belgium, the approach of the drug
problem is an integral and integrated one, in which several policy levels and policy domains …

The content of this thesis, in terms of both the design and development of the research
questions as well as the actual data obtained, is heavily reliant on the time I spent working in …

While evidence-based policy is an emerging rhetoric of the desire by and for governments to
develop policies based on the best available evidence, drug policy is an area where …

The growing demand for accountability of interventions in public health is having an impact
on the drug demand reduction field. Clear 'evidence-based'practices now receive greater …

Background New pharmacological therapies are challenging the healthcare systems, and
there is an increasing need to assess their therapeutic value in relation to existing …

This commentary considers the relationship between evidence, engagement and
participation in drug policy governance. It argues that the use of various forms of evidence …