Monitoring drug use in recreational settings across Europe: conceptual challenges and methodological innovations

Author: Karenza Moore (Lancaster University, UK) and Joao Matias (EMCDDA)

Price FREE Publisher European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) Publication date 15 November 2018 ISBN 978-92-9497-360-3

Publication synopsis This report explores how data on drug use are captured through surveys of targeted populations in recreational settings. The benefits and challenges of monitoring drug use in recreational settings are identified, as are emergent data sources and methodological innovations. The report draws on cutting-edge debates within social research, sociology and critical drug studies to encourage dialogue between researchers and with monitoring agencies.

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