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The Dutch government differentiates between ‘hard drugs’ and ‘soft drugs’ in its approach of drug-related crime.

For the objectives of the government concerning the undermining of governmen...

Reflecting a balanced approach, the National Anti-Drug Strategy is structured around the two pillars of drug demand reduction and drug supply reduction. It also contains three cross-cutting...

The objectives of the crime strategy are:

Demand reduction:

• Deter drug use and harmful use of alcohol
• Delay as long as possible the first use of drugs/alcohol
• Reduce risks and damages...

The priorities of Cyprus on the drug phenomenon are reflected in our National Strategy on Illicit Substances Dependence and the harmful use of Alcohol, which provides the overarching...

In the Czech Republic, the National Drug Policy Strategy originally focused solely on illicit drugs, but was revised in 2014 and 2016 to address alcohol and tobacco use and gambling. The...