The Netherlands
CEDRO, Centrum voor Drugsonderzoek, Universiteit van Amsterdam
The Centre for Drug Research, (CEDRO), was established in 1996 as a department of the School of Environmental Sciences (Faculteit der Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen), at the University of Amsterdam. Although drug research has been carried out at this faculty for a long time, a separate official research group, currently consisting of five persons, was created only recently. CEDRO's goal is the determination of various aspects of the drug problem from a socio-scientific angle. The Centre mainly relies on outside funding. Due to the outstanding reputation of its researchers as well as the special position held by Amsterdam and the Netherlands in the field of international drug research, CEDRO has gained much esteem in the scientific community and might become even more renowned in the years to come.
Website: http://www.cedro-uva.org
Centrum voor Verslavingsonderzoek (CVO), Universiteit Utrecht
CVO has a long history in resdearch on drug use and addiction. It started in 1979 as a discipline within the faculty of Social Sciences of the Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In 1999 CVO became an independent research center attached to the Utrecht University. During the years CVO broadened its scope from research on drug use and addiction to the whole range of social and mental health problems of marginalized people in society. CVO is specialized in field research among hidden populations.
Website: http://www.drugresearch.nl
Bureau Bêta, Nijmegen
Bureau Bêta is a research firm specialized in evaluation research in the mental health field. The company exists since 1985 and has carried out several studies regarding the field of drug use.
Website: http://www.beta.nl
Intraval
Website: http://www.intraval.nl
Trimbos Instituut, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction
Website: http://www.trimbos.nl
De Jellinek
Website: http://www.jellinek.nl
Gemeentelijke Geneeskundige en gezondheidsdienst Amsterdam (GG & GD)
Website: http://www.ggd.amsterdam.nl/
Experimental Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Maastricht
University research group studying effects of medicinal and illicit drugs on brain and cognitive functions in humans.