Drug policy in the Netherlands

Objective:

The main purpose of this evaluation was to determine to what extent the principal goal of Dutch drug policy has been achieved, as stated in the 1995 Policy Document on Drugs (Drugsnota). This asserts the primacy of protecting public health, and thus gives priority to drugs prevention and to the management of the individual and social risks that arise from drug use. The evaluation also examined some associated aims of drug policy in the following areas: policy on separation of markets and cannabis coffeeshops (chapter 6); drugs prevention and harm reduction (chapter 7); care and treatment (chapter 8); drugs crime (chapter 9); offences committed by drug users (chapter 10); drugs-related nuisance (chapter 11); international cooperation (chapter 12); and research and monitoring (chapter 13).

Start and end date:

1 August 2008 / 30 June 2009

In co-operation with:

Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Research and Documentation Centre (WODC)

Funding:

Netherlands Health Ministry (VWS), Nutrition, Health Protection and Prevention Department (VGP)

Contact:

TRANSLATE[en][Medewerkers/Vrouw] dr. MW van Laar
+31 (0)30 - 2971(165)
Contact

Secretariat:

+31 (0)30 - 2959(443)
+31 (0)30 - 2971(178)