Understanding and responding to drug use: the role of qualitative research

(:Unkn) Unknown, Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen
2018
Qualitative research is increasingly recognised by drug experts in the European Union as a useful tool for understanding drug use patterns and planning suitable responses. Focusing on the meanings, perceptions, processes and contexts of the 'world of drugs', its main value is to complement quantitative data and analyses and provide insight into developments behind the statistics. This publication offers a comprehensive overview of this issue in the EU. In over 40 chapters, the monograph
more » ... ts the multiple roles, techniques and methods of qualitative research, as well as its impact on policy-making.
doi:10.15496/publikation-23198 fatcat:i4cyj77pxvbsdlzu3zwltrzf54