New Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours
Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours Series

Addictions have increased markedly in contemporary societies over the past decades. As well as widely acknowledged issues surrounding illegal substance addictions, there are increasing numbers of problems related to behavioural addictions such as the use of legal substances such as antidepressants and amphetamines. These addictions are concerning for a range of public policy fields, not least, public health and social cohesion. As a result, cohesive governance of addictive substances and behaviours is paramount to future public policy. This book is based on the findings of a five year, multidisciplinary project (Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe - Reframing Addictions Project) studying the pace and impact of addictions in Europe, and is the concluding volume in the Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours series. Authored by 11 leading figures in the fields of public health, psychology, sociology, psychiatry, addiction studies, epidemiology, and social and public policy, the book takes a truly comprehensive approach to the study of the current state of addiction governance in Europe and proposals for a future governance framework. No one country has yet got governance polices right. The project's outcome is a plan for the redesign of addictions governance, which includes amendments to key metrics used in research, promoting individual-level to society-level scope of understanding in policy approaches, and bringing the impact of dependency on societal well-being to the fore. New Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours is an unprecedented study, both in terms of international reach and scope of issues addressed. It will be a key resource for anyone with an interest in research-driven European policy change in public health and the field of addictive substances and behaviours.

Peter Anderson is trained as a general practitioner and a specialist in public health medicine at Oxford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Health and Well-being. From 1992 to 2000, he worked as the regional advisor for both tobacco and alcohol with the European Office of the World Health Organization and directed the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. He has brought science to policy across a range of public health issues for several governments, intergovernmental organizations and public and private sector think tanks around the world. He has over 150 publications in international peer reviewed journals, is the author or editor of some 15 books and has published 12 monographs on addictions for the European Commission and the World Health Organization. Fleur Braddick is a Human Scientist (biological and social sciences) and Medical Anthropologist by training and has worked in primary research and public health institutions in the areas of developmental psychology, psychopharmacology, mental health and substance use. She currently works as the Science Communication Officer of large international projects (such as ALICE RAP and LEADER) and as a technical consultant at the Catalan Department of Health on regional-level mental health promotion and disorder prevention programmes in different settings. She has a keen interest in the ethics of public health policy, regulation and intervention and implementation. Patricia Conrod is a Registered Clinical Psychologist with the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec, Full Professor in Psychiatry, Université de Montréal and Senior Visiting Lecturer in the Addictions Department, King's College London. She is based at the CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child Hospital Centre in Montreal and previously a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Addictions at King's College London. Her research focuses on cognitive, personality an