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Publications 2014

Bonger Institute

(English publications and Dutch publications with English summaries)

The European Society for Social Drug Research’s annual book examines change and continuity in European drug scenes. Eight original research papers explore their own specific topics, features on the broader drug landscape. But individually and (especially) together, these studies provide broader insights relevant to many other aspects of the contemporary drug scene in Europe and beyond. 

Potter, G.R., Wouters, M. & Fountain, J. (Eds.) (2014) Change and Continuity: researching evolving drug landscapes in Europe. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers.

Confused, unconscious and addicted. Police and GHB-issues. [DUTCH PUBLICATION WITH ENGLISH SUMMARY]

Korf, D.J. & Nabben, T. (2014) Verward, verdoofd en verslaafd. Verslaving, 10(3): 45-55.

[DOI: 10.1007/s12501-014-0027-1]

As of May 2012, coffee shops in the provinces of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Zeeland were only permitted to give access and to sell cannabis products to members and hence needed to maintain a verifiable members’ list, and only residents of the Netherlands aged 18 and over were permitted to become a member. Popularly this new coffee shop policy was named the 'weed pass '. Commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre of the Ministry of Security and Justice (WODC), the Bonger Institute (with Bureau Intraval) evaluated this tightened coffee shop policy, in particular its impact on the local illegal cannabis market. [DUTCH PUBLICATION WITH ENGLISH SUMMARY]

Van Ooyen-Houben, M., Bieleman, B. & Korf, D.J. (2014) Coffeeshops, toeristen en lokale markt. Den Haag: WODC (cahier 2014-12).

Prison policy in Belgium and the Netherlands is changing rapidly. While Belgium struggles with a persisting prison overcrowding, the Netherlands strongly cuts back on the prison system and is closing an increasing number of prisons. The introductory article to a special issue on detention starts with a short outline of recent changes in Dutch and Belgian prison policy. [DUTCH PUBLICATION WITH ENGLISH SUMMARY]

Beyens, K, Dirkzwager, A.& Korf, D.J. (Eds.) (2014) Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, 56(2).

Wouters, M, Nabben, T., Benschop, A. & Korf D.J. (2014) Drug use trends in Amsterdam nightlife, 2013. Bonger International Bulletin, 4(1).

The established club scene in Amsterdam is being challenged. Bright young entrepreneurs are organizing parties at alternative venues outside the city center. In 2013, the key word is ‘rave’. Another conspicuous trend in Amsterdam involves the mounting numbers of students in the city. Since 1993, Antenna monitors developments in Amsterdam nightlife, as well as corresponding trends in the field of recreational drug markets. For Antenna 2013 a survey was conducted among 633 visitors of various club nights and raves. [DUTCH PUBLICATION WITH ENGLISH SUMMARY]

Nabben, T., Benschop, A. & Korf, D.J. (2014) Antenne 2013: Trends in alcohol, tabak en drugs bij jonge Amsterdammers. Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.

Van der Pol, P., Liebregts, N., Brunt, T., Van Amsterdam, J., De Graaf, R., Korf, D. J., Van den Brink, W. & Van Laar, M. (2014) Cross-sectional and prospective relation of cannabis potency, dosing and smoking behaviour with cannabis dependence: an ecological study. Addiction,109(7): 1101-1109.

[DOI: 10.1111/add.12508]