Institutional Responses to Drug Demand in Central Europe

Flip Maas

Contents: Drug demand reduction in central European countries: analysing the institutional and organizational responses, Patrick Kenis. Country Studies: The drug problem in the Czech Republic: in search of an institutional structure, Ladislav Csémy and Franti°ek David Krch; Drug demand reduction in Hungary: the two worlds of prevalence and perception, Zsuzsanna Elekes and Tünde Györy; Institutional responses to drug problems in Poland: on the crossroad, Robert Sobiech and Joanna Zamecka; The institutional response to drug-related problems in Slovenia: balancing between harm reduction and abstinence approaches, Bojan Dekleva and Renata Cvelbar Bek. Comparative Analysis: What are the interrelationships between drug problems and drug policy: lessons from the analysis of the institutional context, Ladislav Csémy and Zsuzsanna Elekes; The perception of the drug problem and opinions on national policies: can we think beyond borders?, Tünde Gyögy and Robert Sobiech; The division of labour between NGOs and governmental organizations, Renata Cvelbar Bek and Franti°ek David Krch; Are the differences in attitudes towards drugs related to different demand reduction structures and services?, Bojan Dekleva and Joanna Zamecka; Networks in drug demand reduction policy and practice, Patrick Kenis and Stefan Loos; Drug demand reduction institutions inventory sheet; List of contributors.