Volume 32, Issue 3 Vol. 32, 2008/3 - pagesPages 235 to 250IntroductionBy Marie-Sophie Devresse, Dominique DuprezPages 251 to 266Trends in Issues Related to Drug Addiction and Drug Policies in the United KingdomBy Geoffrey PearsonPages 267 to 284Heroin and Consumption in Deprived Neighborhoods in France, 1990–2000By Patricia BouhnikPages 285 to 302Between Legal Framework and Consumption PracticesBy Caroline JeanmartPages 303 to 323Trends in Patterns of Consumption and Limited Effects of Penal Policies: The Case of GermanyBy Karl-Heinz ReubandPages 325 to 348Illegal Substance Use and Dutch Drug Policy: Overview and Exploratory AssessmentBy Marianne M. J. van Ooyen-HoubenPages 349 to 362The Italian Illegal Drug Scene: Consumption Patterns and PoliciesBy Amedeo Cottino, Franco PrinaPages 363 to 376Psychoactive Drugs in CanadaBy Serge Brochu, Mylène OrsiPages 377 to 391Trends in the Consumption and Trafficking of Illegal Drugs in Rio de JaneiroBy Joana Domingues Vargas, Michel Misse