This year, to mark International Women's Day, we are releasing a video that highlights issues related to women and drug use.
Leading experts to review global developments in detecting illicit drugs in wastewater
(02.05.2013) Leading European and international experts will meet in Lisbon from 6–8 May to review the state of the art of a rapidly-developing scientific discipline known as ‘drug wastewater analysis’. The event, ‘Testing the waters: the first international multidisciplinary conference on illicit drugs and wastewater’, is being organised by the EMCDDA, in collaboration with: the EU-funded SEWPROF project; the Italian Mario Negri Institute; and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research.
28 May: EMCDDA to launch European Drug Report 2013
(30.04.2013) The EMCDDA has reshaped the way in which it reports on Europe’s drugs problem. On 28 May, the agency will present its annual overview of the European drug situation in a new information package designed to be ‘more timely, interactive and interlinked’. Central to the package is the European Drug Report 2013: Trends and developments which replaces the former Annual report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe, traditionally published in the autumn. Released six months earlier, the shorter, graphic-rich report summarises the latest trends across the 27 EU Member States, Norway, Croatia and Turkey.
Prevention services for minority ethnic groups explored
(18.04.2013) Our latest study examines drug prevention interventions for minority ethnic populations in 29 European countries. It forms part of the agency’s monitoring of action 20 of the EU drugs action plan 2009–12 on developing services for minority groups, including migrants.
International Women's Day — 8 March 2013
Women and gender issues in drug use
See our topics page on women and drug use:
- Publications
- Statistics
- Multimedia
- Links to additional resources
Video: Women and drug use in Europe
EMCDDA and Europol publish joint report on EU drugs market (31.01.2013)
Download the EU drug markets report
Full information package available on our
EU drug markets information page
Press release
This timely report shows the increasingly joined-up nature of the modern European drug market, one of the most complex and invasive criminal phenomena of our times.
Cecilia Malmström
European Commissioner for Home Affairs
Full information page for the event
A special page dedicated to the report provides access to a wide range of supplementary material:
- Case studies
- Photos and videos
- Launch material
- Links to additional resources
Video: EU drug markets report
New EMCDDA report reveals risks of substance use behind the wheel
(14.12.2012) The use of illicit drugs and psychoactive medicines amongst drivers, particularly when combined with alcohol, is described today in a new report from the EMCDDA. The ‘state of the art’ review presents the results of the largest research project ever carried out in the EU on Driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol and medicines (the ‘DRUID’ project), which ran between 2006 and 2011.
