New EUDA miniguide highlights need for integrated care for people with dual disorders

Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (‘dual disorders’) are a key concern for policy and service planning in Europe, prompting calls for more integrated and coordinated care systems. This is according to a new European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) miniguide released today, which explores how European countries are responding to the challenge. The publication, Dual disorders: health and social responses, is part of the EUDA’s wider series of miniguides on evidence-based responses to drug-related problems in Europe. It examines how mental health disorders and substance use…