What drug policies cost. Does Europe know how much it is spending to face the drugs phenomenon?

Danilo Ballotta (1) , Henri Bergeron (2)

1 Observatoire Européen des Drogues et des Toxicomanies
2 CSO - Centre de sociologie des organisations (Sciences Po, CNRS)

The article focuses on the developments of the state of drug budgeting studies in Europe. It is indicated that the European Union action plans on drugs consults member states and the European Commission, with the cooperation of European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Abuse, to consider an action to estimate the drug-related expenditures.

Mots clés: drug policies; drug budgeting studies; European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Abuse

Domaines: Sociologie

Danilo Ballotta, Henri Bergeron. What drug policies cost. Does Europe know how much it is spending to face the drugs phenomenon?. Addiction, 2006, 101 (3), pp.339 - 340. ⟨10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01364.x⟩. ⟨hal-02530947⟩