Keane, Martin (2006) The EDDRA column. Drugnet Ireland, Issue 17, Spring 2006, p. 21.
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Welcome to the fourteenth EDDRA (Exchange on Drug Demand Reduction Action) column. The aim of this column is to inform people about the EDDRA online database, which exists to provide information on good practice interventions to policy makers and those working in the drugs area across Europe, and to promote the role of evaluation in reducing demand for drugs. The database is co-ordinated by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
During 2005 a total of 10 additional interventions from Ireland were added to the EDDRA database (Table 1). These interventions were selected on the basis that they were well designed and contained an evaluation component and quality-control criteria laid down by the EMCDDA.
Table 1 Ten interventions added to the EDDRA database in 2005
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Area of intervention |
Project |
Primary aim |
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Vocational reintegration |
FÁS Community Employment Scheme for drug users |
Assist participants to progress to labour market activity |
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Social reintegration |
Blanchardstown EQUAL Inter-agency Initiative |
Enhance opportunities for current and former drug users from Blanchardstown to progress towards labour market opportunities |
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Universal school-based prevention |
Smoke-Free Leitrim: A smoking-prevention and education programme |
Reduce cigarette smoking among young people in County Leitrim |
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Universal school-based prevention |
North Eastern Health Board (now HSE North Eastern Region) cigarette smoking cessation programme |
Create a smoke-free environment in the HSE North Eastern Region |
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Universal family-based prevention |
CAD Parenting for Prevention |
Promote the role of parents and carers in reducing demand for drugs |
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Selective community-based prevention |
Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (YPFSF) |
Attract at-risk young people in disadvantaged areas into sporting and diversionary activities |
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Prevention/Information |
ICON Drug Support Service |
Provide support, emergency care and practical help to local drug users and their families |
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Prevention/Information |
Certificate in Addiction Studies |
Provide quality drug education, training and support that will enhance the competencies and capacities of staff in a variety of settings and sectors |
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Community-based treatment and harm reduction |
Mountview/Blakestown Community Drug Team |
Provide a quality professional service to support drug users, their families and the community in moving towards a drug-free experience |
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Criminal justice |
The BOND Project (Blanchardstown Offenders for New Directions) |
Support the reintegration of young people leaving prison or place of detention by directing them into appropriate supports in the community |
Ireland is consistently one of the largest contributors to the EDDRA database, with 56 interventions included up to February 2006 (Table 2). The database contains an overall total of 576 interventions.
Table 2 The five highest-contributing EU countries to EDDRA database, February 2006
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Country |
Number of entries |
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Austria |
65 |
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Spain |
63 |
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Germany |
60 |
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Ireland |
56 |
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Greece |
49 |
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