(DCITE 331).

Contents. 1. Introduction and definition of problem: 1.1 The history of drugs policy in the Netherlands; 1.2 Current situation and evaluation; 1.3 Complications and new trends; 1.4 Principles of future policy; 1.5 Conclusions. 2. Policy on the use of hard drugs: 2.1 Amount and nature; 2.2 Policy on the use of ecstasy; 2.3 Crime, nuisance and addicts; 2.4 Administrative measures to combat nuisance; 2.5 Legal instruments; 2.6 Hard drug "tourism". 3. Prevention, and the care and treatment of addicts: 3.1 The importance ofthe renewal of care; 3.2 The renewal of care and prevention; 3.3 Greater coordination of care for addicts; 3.4 Differentiation in residential care; 3.5 Management and financing structure of non-residential care for addicts; 3.6 Compulsion and dissuasion in the care of addicts; 3.7 Provision of heroin on medical grounds; 3.8 Guarantee of standards, and evaluation. 4. Policy on soft drugs and coffee shops: 4.1 Extent and nature of cannabis use; 4.2 The size of the soft drugs market in the Netherlands; 4.3 Regulation of coffee shops; 4.4 Coffee shops and organized crime; 4.5 Drug tourism and coffee shops. 5. Enforcement of the Opium Act: 5.1 Investigation and prosecution of drug traffickers; 5.2 Investigation results; 5.3 The role of organized crime; 5.4 Bringing up to date the plan of approach to organized crime; 5.5 International cooperation in combating drugs; 5.6 Cultivation of cannabis in the Netherlands. 6. Conclusions and policy intentions. Estimate of the annual financial implications of the policy document on drugs. Bibliography. Annex I. Annex II. Annex III.