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Dutch drugs policy references
The main aim of Dutch drugs policy is to protect the health of
individual users, the people around them and society as a whole.
Priority is given to vulnerable groups, and to young people in
particular. Policy also aims to restrict both the demand for and supply
of drugs. Active policies on care and prevention are being pursued to
reduce the demand for drugs, while a war is being waged on
organised crime in an attempt to curb supplies. A third aim of policy is
to tackle drug-related nuisance and to maintain public order. The
Netherlands now has twenty years' experience of working with
these policies on drugs.
Government responsibilities: The following ministries bear joint
responsibility for drugs policy, which the Ministry of Health, Welfare
and Sport coordinates.
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for enforcement, i.e. for
investigations and prosecutions.
http://www.minjust.nl:8080
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport is responsible for policy on
prevention and care.
Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport Questions and Answers about Dutch
Drug Policy (PDF format)
http://www.minvws.nl/documents/qadrugs.pdf
Progress Report on the Dutch Drug Policy 1999 - 2001 (PDF format)
www.minvws.nl/documents/gvm/Rapport/drugs-progress-eng.pdf
Progress Report on the Dutch Drug Policy 1997 - 1999 (PDF format)
http://www.minvws.nl/documents/progre_1.pdf
Matters relating to local government and the police are the
responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. At
municipal level policy is coordinated in the tripartite
consultations between the mayor, the chief public prosecutor and the
chief of police.
http://www.minbzk.nl/
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates international cooperation on
justice and police matters relating to drugs.
http://www.minbuza.nl/English/
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Q & A About Cannabis Policy 2000
(PDF format)
http://www.minbuza.nl/OriginalDocuments/c_3539.pdf
Research on Dutch drug use rates: The Trimbos Institute
http://www.trimbos.nl/indexuk.html
Trimbos Institute fact sheet on Dutch cannabis policy:
http://www.trimbos.nl/ukfsheet/cannabis-uk.html
Trimbos Institute fact sheet on Dutch drug and alcohol education:
http://www.trimbos.nl/ukfsheet/fc5uk.html
CEDRO Centre for Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Amsterdam
http://www.cedro-uva.org/
CEDRO Centre for Drug and Alcohol Research Drug Use Statistics
http://www.cedro-uva.org/stats/
"Licit and illicit drug use in Amsterdam III. Developments in drug use
1987 - 1997" Amsterdam: CEDRO. (PDF file, 473 Kb)
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/abraham.prvasd97.pdf
"Licit and Illicit Drug Use in the Netherlands 1997" (PDF file
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/abraham.npo97.pdf
The prevalence of illicit drug use in the general population and in
schools, as monitored by a number of different methods
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/langemeijer.prevalence.html
Places of drug purchase in The Netherlands (PDF)
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/abraham.places.pdf
Patterns of cannabis use in Amsterdam among experienced cannabis users
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/sas.patterns.html
The Impact of Urban Residency and Lifestyle on Illicit Drug Use in the
Netherlands
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/abraham.impact.html
Shifting the main purposes of drug control: From suppression to
regulation of use. Reduction of risks as the new focus for drug policy
(PDF)
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/cohen.shifting.pdf
Debate Wanted About Legalisation of Drugs (PDF)
http://www.cedro-uva.org/lib/stel.debat.en.pdf
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