Contents
Preface
Developing a global perspective on drug consumption patterns and trends- the challenge for drug epidemiology
by P. Griffiths and R. McKetin
The influence of epidemiology on drug control policy
by D. F. Musto and Z. Sloboda
Supporting evidence-based policy-making: a case study of the Illicit Drug Reporting System in Australia
by L. Topp and R. McKetin
Experiences of the multi-city network of the Pompidou Group, 1983-2002
by R. Bless
Understanding drug trends in the United States of America: the role of the Community Epidemiology Work Group as part of a comprehensive drug information system
by Z. Sloboda and N. J. Kozel
Drug epidemiology in the European institutions: historical background and key indicators
by R. L. Hartnoll
The Caribbean epidemiological network: the complexities of developing a regional perspective
by K.-G. Douglas and J. Hillebrand
Developing the Southern African Development Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use: methods and issues
by C. D. H. Parry, A. Plüddemann and J. Strijdom
The challenge of developing drug information systems in Africa
by M. Warner-Smith
Mexico: systems for the epidemiological diagnosis of drug abuse
by M. E. Medina-Mora, P. Cravioto, A. OrtÃz, P. Kuri, J. Villatoro
Trends in the prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the
Russian Federation
by E. A. Koshkina
Issues surrounding the detection of a reduction in drug supply: the heroin shortage in Australia in 2001
by L. Degenhardt, L. Topp and C. Day
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