Migrants and drugs — need to scale up specialised drug services in Europe

Health and social responses for migrants who use drugs are explored in a new EMCDDA miniguide launched today to mark International Migrants Day. The resource is one of a series of miniguides making up the agency's latest overview of actions and interventions to respond to the consequences of illicit drug use. Presenting key issues related to migrants and drug use, the miniguide reveals gaps in service provision and limited knowledge on the extent and nature of drug problems in this group.   Substance use prevalence rates among migrants are generally lower than those of the host populations.…