1 Key elements for a new governance of addictive substances and behaviours -- 2 New concepts of addiction -- 3 The ethical basis for preventing harm from heavy use of addictive products -- 4 Drivers of the harm done by drugs -- 5 Approaches to reducing the harm done by addictive substances and behaviours should be comprehensive and address the whole population -- 6 Policies and measures that impact on the harm done by addictive substances -- 7 Empowering young people to manage drug-related risk -- 8 Government leadership for whole-of-society approaches -- 9 Private sector impact on the harm done by addictive substances -- 10 Civil society approaches to reducing the harm done by addictive substances -- 11 Conclusions
Summary
Presenting the findings of a five year project studying the pace and impact of addictions in Europe, this work deconstructs the failures and promises of European governance polices for reducing the harm done by legal and illegal drugs and posits a nine point plan as a way forward to redesign addictions governance