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Statistics and country data
Monitoring and analysing the nature and scale of the drugs phenomenon in Europe as well as the responses of Member States to the issue of drug use, is a central part of the EMCDDA's work. This section of the website provides access to the main EMCDDA outputs in this area.
Country-by-country information
The options below provide access to resources presenting information at national level (by country) in Europe. The resources include publications, synopses, online resources, maps and data sets.
Drug treatment overviews
Overviews of the availability of drug-related treatment (including social reintegration) >>
European legal database on drugs (ELDD)
Detailed information and analyses on national drug-related legislation >>
National drug strategies
Provides access to the current national strategies and action plans in Europe >>
Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe
The annual report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe presents the EMCDDA's yearly overview of the drug phenomenon. This is an essential reference book for policymakers, specialists and practitioners in the drugs field. It is available for download in PDF in 22 languages or can be accessed as an online publication (English only).
Selected issues
The EMCDDA regularly publishes in-depth reviews of topical interest based on information provided as part of the national reporting process. These selected issues are available as PDFs.
- Cost and financing of drug treatment services in Europe (2011)
- Guidelines for the treatment of drug dependence: a European perspective (2011)
- Mortality related to drug use in Europe (2011)
- Treatment and care for older drug users (2010)
- Problem amphetamine and methamphetamine use in Europe (2010)
- See all publications in this series
Action on new drugs
The EMCDDA plays a key role in detecting and assessing new drugs through its action on new drugs activity. The findings of this work are published as part of the 'risk assessment' series. Recent outputs in this area can be found below:
Monitoring activities
Assessing the many facets of the drug situation in Europe is a challenging task and a wide variety of methods and tools are employed by the EMCDDA in order to do this. Existing tools are being continously refined and improved, and new tools are developed as needs arise. The links below point to the main resources on the EMCDDA website which present methodological information. It should be noted that the categorisation used below is somewhat artificial as there is in fact some overlap between categories.
Page last updated: Monday, 12 December 2011