The importance of sharing research data on public health topics concerning drug dependence

• Autores: Remedios Melero
• Localización: Revista española de drogodependencias, ISSN 0213-7615, Vol. 48, Nº. 3, 2023, págs. 12-17
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Research data support the results and conclusions of research projects, making them available in open access allows them to be searched and potentially reused, always for responsible purposes. In the case of public health, making them available, always under the motto “as open as possible and as closed as necessary” is of relevant importance for the applications they may have in treatments and monitoring of diseases, as has already been demonstrated during the pandemic of COVID-19. There are guidelines, policies and legislation requiring open research data, but there is still some reluctance to make it a reality. This article describes some of those policies that affect Spain and the European Union, and also outlines some portals that index data related to drug addiction and drug dependence issues.