Showing papers by "European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction published in 2004"
TL;DR: Evidence is presented to support and suggest ways forward to ensure that the knowledge base on drug use amongst Black and minority ethnic communities is increased, and drug services are accessible to all who need them.
Abstract: In several European 'Union countries, drug use amongst Black and minority ethnic communities is largely unacknowledged, ignored, unrecognized, or hidden by some policy-makers, drug researchers, drug service planners and commissioners, and by some members of some Black and minority ethnic communities themselves. This article presents evidence to support this statement and suggests ways forward to ensure th the knowledge base on drug use amongst these communities is increased, and g services are accessible to all who need them. Examples of good practice in eng ing members of Black and minority ethnic communities in research and with drug services are provided.
9 citations
22 Jan 2004
TL;DR: Infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are becoming a growing public health problem.
Abstract: Infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are becoming a growing public health problem
8 citations
22 Jan 2004
TL;DR: Infectious diseases associated with injecting drug use (IDU), such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, are an important cause of mortality and morbidity among young people in Europe.
Abstract: Infectious diseases associated with injecting drug use (IDU), such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, are an important cause of mortality and morbidity among young people in Europe
5 citations
TL;DR: Drug use amongst Black and minority ethnic groups in the European Union (EU) is an under-researched and under-reported issue, and several challenges confront progress, including the reluctance of potential informants to provide data on this sensitive issue, inadequate ethnic monitoring, and the development of links between researchers and Black and Minority ethnic groups.
Abstract: Drug use amongst Black and minority ethnic groups in the European Union (EU) is an under-researched and under-reported issue. To begin to build a knowledge base, questionnaires based on available information were constructed for each of the 15 EU countries and Norway. Potential informants were identified from a range of disciplines, not necessarily concerned with drug use. A total of 1,122 questionnaires were distributed and the response rate was 1 in 3.5 (322), a quarter of whom (26%/83) either could not or would not participate. Several challenges confront progress, including the reluctance of potential informants to provide data on this sensitive issue, inadequate ethnic monitoring, and the development of links between researchers and Black and minority ethnic groups.
2 citations