From a policy on illegal drugs to a policy on psychoactive substances.

How is drug policy developed? Members of the Pompidou Group research platform from 17 European countries have studied this question, taking into account differing national political contexts, the influence of international conventions and drug strategies at V European level, the evolution of scientific knowledge, and treatment of drug addiction in the most broad sense of the word. This work in part provides a reply to the question whether countries opt for an integrated policy on substances, or for a separate policy for each substance. This publication also attempts to identify to what extent civil society, practice and science influence the formulation of drug policy. Contents: 1. Synthesis 2. The national drug strategy in Cyprus 3. Czech drug policy and its link to tobacco and alcohol policies 4. Alcohol and drug policies and prevention strategies in Estonia 5. French public policy on drugs, both legal and illegal 6. Towards a policy on psychoactive substances: Germany 7. Drug and alcohol policy in Hungary 8. Irish drug policy and its link with alcohol and tobacco policies 9. From policies on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs to a policy on psychoactive substances: Luxembourg 10. From policies on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs to a policy on psychoactive substances: The Netherlands 11. Norway: alcohol and drug policy 12. Polish alcohol and drug policies 13. From policies on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs to a policy on psychoactive substances in Portugal 14. From policies on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs to a policy on psychoactive substances: Romania 15. Slovene drug policy 16. From policies on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs to an addiction policy: Switzerland 17. Turkey's strategy 18. Policies on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs in the U