The Netherlands Drug Situation 2010 - Trimbos-instituut

Each year, the National Focal Points in the Member States of the European Unionreport on the drug situation in their countries. These National Reports are preparedaccording to the guidelines issued by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs andDrug Addiction (EMCDDA). The National Reports represent the basic input for the“Annual Report on the State of the Drugs Problem in the European Union” compiledby the EMCDDA. In keeping with the guidelines, the National Reports focus on newdevelopments in the reporting year.This 2010 National Report for the Netherlands was prepared by the staff of theBureau of the Netherlands National Drug Monitor (NDM) at the Trimbos Institute,Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, and the staff of the Researchand Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Ministry of Security and Justice.The NDM was established in 1999 on the initiative of the Ministry of Health, Welfare,and Sport (VWS). The Ministry of Security and Justice also participates in the NDM.To carry out the functions of the Netherlands National Focal Point, the NDM relieson the contributions of a multitude of experts and input from registration systemsand monitors throughout the Netherlands.www.trimbos.nlISBN: 978-90-5253-701-6