(Lisbon, 01.12.2014) In Europe, decades of investment in effective HIV prevention measures targeting people who inject drugs continue to bear fruit as demonstrated by the long-term decline in HIV diagnoses related to... Read more >>
News release No 9/2014 (Lisbon , 24.11.2014) The four winners of the 2014 EMCDDA scientific paper award will be honoured in Lisbon on 25 November at the fourth annual award ceremony hosted by the EU agency (1). The winners will receive a non-... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 19.11.2014) Candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU, preparing to collaborate with the EMCDDA, will participate in the third ‘Reitox week’ to be held in Lisbon from 25–28 November. Read more >>
(Lisbon , 14.11.2014) Illicit opioid consumption is associated with an increase in obstetric complications in pregnant women. It also brings with it a range of potential dangers for the child, both before and after birth... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 12/2014 (Lisbon, 23.10.2014) Real-life responses to drug problems come under the spotlight today as the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches its revamped Best practice portal. Designed as a practical and reliable source of what... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 11/2014 (Lisbon, 13.10.2014) Latest evidence in the area of drug overdose, HCV infections and HIV outbreaks among drug users will be among the topics discussed in a series of events unfolding this week at the EU drugs agency (... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 29.09.2014) The second group of 25 students graduating from the European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies (EMDAS), will receive their diplomas at a ceremony at the EMCDDA on 30 September (1). EMDAS, a project... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 25.09.2014) Today, EU Ministers adopted a European Commission proposal to control four new psychoactive substances currently raising health concerns in Europe.
With today's decision, the substances MDPV,... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 10/2014 (Lisbon, 24.09.2014) ‘Continuity and change: high-risk drug use and drug treatment in Europe’, is the focus of events unfolding this week at the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon (1). Read more >>
News release No 8/2014 (Lisbon, 19.09.2014) Newly re-elected President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will visit the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on 23 September, accompanied by Secretary of... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 03.09.2014) At the invitation of the Latvian government, and in the context of high HIV levels in the country, ECDC and the EMCDDA have joined forces to assist national experts in preventing and controlling... Read more >>
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People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Treatment options are improving and may enhance prevention; however access for PWID may be poor. Read more >>
News release No 7/2014 (The Hague/Lisbon, 15.07.2014) Exchanging strategic and technical information in the areas of drug legislation and supply was among the pledges made today in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the EU drugs agency (... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 7/2014 (Lisbon, 30.06.2014) The third European drugs summer school (EDSS) — ‘Illicit drugs in Europe: demand, supply and public policies’ — opens today in Lisbon and will run until 11 July. The initiative, organised by the... Read more >>
News release No 6/2014 (Lisbon, 25.06.2014) An estimated 28 000 lives are lost on Europe’s roads every year and a further 1.34 million people are injured (1). Many of these accidents and deaths are caused by drivers whose performance is... Read more >>
News release No 4/2014 (Lisbon, 27.05.2014) The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) releases today alongside its European Drug Report 2014: Trends and developments, six new additions to its Perspectives on drugs (PODs) series. This latest selection of... Read more >>
News release No 3/2014 (Lisbon, 27.05.2014) Europe’s drugs problem is becoming increasingly complex with new challenges emerging that raise concerns for public health. This is according to the European Drug Report 2014: Trends and developments... Read more >>
News release No 5/2014 (Lisbon, 27.05.2014) The findings of the largest European project to date in the emerging science of wastewater analysis (WWA) are released today in an article published in Addiction (1). The project in question —... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 6/2014 (Lisbon, 15.05.2014) International experts gather in Rome today to examine the latest scientific research in the rapidly-changing field of novel (or new) psychoactive substances (NPS). Read more >>
News release No 2/2014 (Lisbon, 24.04.2014) The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be presenting its annual overview of the European drug situation on 27 May in a multilingual, multimedia information package focusing on today’s rapidly shifting... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 07.04.2014) Monitoring and responding to HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs (PWID) is the focus of two new reports from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 5/2014 (Lisbon, 01.04.2014) The EMCDDA Scientific Committee, meeting in Lisbon this week, elected its new Chair and Vice Chair for the next three years. Prof. Dr Gerhard Bühringer (Germany) was elected to the position of Chair... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 4/2014 (Lisbon, 18.03.2014) The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) has released today its first comparative analysis of regional drug strategies across the world (1). The paper explores the drug strategies and action plans adopted over... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 3/2014 (Lisbon, 05.03.2014) A new, two-year technical cooperation project between the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) kicks off today in Lisbon (1). The project takes place... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 05.03.2014) Europol and the EMCDDA have issued today early-warning notifications about two synthetic drugs that have recently been linked to serious harms in the EU. Read more >>
(Lisbon, 13.02.2014) Following a drop in the EU subsidy to the EMCDDA this year of some 5%, 2014 promises to be a particularly challenging year for the agency. The 2014 activities are therefore framed within the context... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 2/2014 (Lisbon, 04.02.2014) The European Union and Israel will share information on drugs more systematically in future, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today in Jerusalem between the EU drugs agency (... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 31.01.2014) Harmful and hazardous alcohol use is one of the main causes of premature deaths and avoidable diseases in the EU today. Highlighting the importance of this issue, the European Commission is funding... Read more >>
(Lisbon, 29.01.2014) Europe has responded to rising concern over the use of four new drugs by formally requesting a scientific investigation into the health and social risks of the substances. The decision was... Read more >>
Fact sheet No 1/2014 (Lisbon, 15.01.2014) The University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be joining forces again in July 2014 to hold the third European summer school on ‘Illicit drugs in Europe: demand... Read more >>
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