News archive for 2015
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EMCDDA Management Board elects new Chair and Vice-Chair
News release 11/2015) (Lisbon, 04.12.2015) The Management Board held elections today for a new Chair and Vice-Chair. Laura d’Arrigo (France) was elected Chair and Franz Pietsch (Austria) Vice-Chair. Read more >> -
New EMCDDA report explores combined mental health and substance use disorders
News release 10/2015 (Lisbon, 27.11.2015) The co-existence of mental illness and psychoactive drug or other substance use problems — otherwise known as ‘comorbidity’ or ‘dual diagnosis’ — is an issue which has been on the radar of the EU... Read more >> -
Over 40 countries attend 2015 Reitox week in Lisbon
Fact sheet No 10/2015 (Lisbon, 24.11.2015) Representatives of candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU are joining members of the EMCDDA’s Reitox network in Lisbon today for the kick-off of the agency’s fourth... Read more >> -
EU drugs agency boosts cooperation with Georgian Ministry of Justice
Fact sheet No 9/2015 (Lisbon, 04.11.2015) EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz and the Georgian Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani meet in Tbilisi to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Read more >> -
4,4'-DMAR and MT-45 to be placed under control across the EU
News release No 9/2015 (Lisbon, 20.10.2015) Europe has responded to rising concerns over the use of two new drugs by subjecting them to ‘control measures and criminal penalties’ throughout the Union. The implementing decision of the Council of... Read more >> -
EMCDDA co-hosts ‘Testing the waters 2015’
Fact sheet 8/2015 (Lisbon, 09.10.2015) The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) is co-hosting next week in Ascona, Switzerland, the second international conference on wastewater analysis: ‘Testing the waters 2015’. Read more >> -
Minimum quality standards for drug demand reduction interventions in the EU
(Lisbon, 28.09.2015) The Council conclusions set out 16 standards that represent a minimum benchmark of quality for interventions in: drug use prevention, risk and harm reduction, treatment, social integration and... Read more >> -
Annual award ceremony to celebrate excellence in scientific writing on illicit drugs
News release 8/2015 (Lisbon, 22.09.2015) The winners of the 2015 EMCDDA scientific paper award will gather in Lisbon on 23 September for the fifth annual paper award ceremony hosted by the EU agency. Read more >> -
EMCDDA conference: 20 years of monitoring and communicating evidence on drugs
News release No 7/2015 (Lisbon, 18.09.2015) Venue: Conference Centre, Praça Europa 4, Cais do Sodré, 1249-206, Lisbon Read more >> -
EMCDDA Management Board selects new Director
News release 6/2015 (Lisbon, 10.09.2015) Alexis Goosdeel (Belgium) was selected today to become the new Director of the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Following a public recruitment procedure... Read more >> -
EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz receives award for services to the Republic of Austria
Fact sheet No 7/2015 (Lisbon, 08.09.2015) EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz receives today the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. Read more >> -
EMCDDA celebrates 20 years of monitoring
Feature article No 1/2015 (Lisbon, 02.09.2015) This year, the EMCDDA commemorates 20 years of monitoring the drugs problem in Europe. EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz reflects on this important milestone. Read more >> -
EU drugs agency steps up cooperation with National Security Council of Armenia
Fact sheet No 6/2015 (Lisbon, 28.07.2015) The European Union and Armenia will cooperate more actively on monitoring the drug phenomenon in future, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today in Yerevan between the EU drugs... Read more >> -
EMCDDA staff member receives award from the Cyprus Antidrug Council
(Lisbon, 26.06.2015) Alexis Goosdeel, EMCDDA Head of unit for Reitox and international cooperation, is in Nicosia today to receive an award from the national drug coordination committee, the Cyprus Antidrug Council, for... Read more >> -
EMCDDA: Europe's cities offer valuable observation window on new drug trends
News release No 5/2015 (Lisbon, 25.06.2015) Drug problems often emerge, and are most acutely felt, in urban environments, making Europe’s cities a valuable observation window on new drug trends. In its latest report — released today ahead of... Read more >> -
Annual meeting of the Reitox Early Warning System network
(Lisbon, 09.06.2015) The latest developments in monitoring and responding to new psychoactive substances (NPS/'new drugs') were discussed at the 15th annual meeting of the Reitox Early Warning System (EWS) network, held... Read more >> -
EMCDDA explores new dynamics and dimensions of Europe’s drugs problem
News release No 4/2015 (Lisbon, 04.06.2015) Changing dynamics in the heroin market, the latest implications of cannabis use and new features and dimensions of the stimulant and 'new drugs' scene, are among the issues highlighted in this year's... Read more >> -
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EMCDDA underlines growing importance of effective treatment for cannabis use
News release No 3/2015 (Lisbon, 21.04.2015) Providing effective treatment for those with cannabis use disorders is likely to become a matter of growing importance in European drug policy. This is according to the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today... Read more >> -
Coming soon European drug report 2015
News release No 2/2015 (Lisbon, 15.04.2015) What are the latest drug market trends and what are the factors driving them? What are the most recent developments in drug prevention, treatment and policy? How many new drugs were detected in... Read more >> -
EMCDDA publishes first overview of the drug situation in the Western Balkans
Fact sheet No 5/2015 (Lisbon, 23.03.2015) The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) publishes today its first overview of the drug situation in the Western Balkans. The report describes a region facing a complex array of drug use problems and associated... Read more >> -
EMCDDA participates in RARHA project meeting on monitoring alcohol use and its consequences
News item 8/2015 (Lisbon, 13.03.2015) 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 >> -
EMCDDA participates in SEEA-net events
(Lisbon, 12.03.2015) The EMCDDA is participating this week in the 7th Conference of the South Eastern European Adriatic (SEEA) Addiction Treatment Network and the 14th SEEA-net Symposium on Addictive Behaviours. Alexis... Read more >> -
EMCDDA presents latest update on ‘new drugs’ from EU Early Warning System
News release No 1/2015 (Lisbon/Vienna, 09.03.2015) Among the public health concerns highlighted in the report are new synthetic opioids — often highly potent and sold as heroin to unsuspecting users — posing a high risk of overdose. Three of the five... Read more >> -
58th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 9–17 March 2015, Vienna
News item No 8/2015 (Lisbon, 09.03.2015) The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central UN policy-making body in drug-related matters, opens its 58th session in Vienna th Read more >> -
EMCDDA hosts Euro-DEN meeting and promotes guidelines: ‘When to call the emergency services for unwell recreational drug users’
News item 7/2015 (Lisbon, 27.02.2015) The recreational drug scene has evolved rapidly over the last decade, with new psychoactive substances (NPS) posing additional challenges. However, at present, there is no robust pan-European system... Read more >> -
ECDC and EMCDDA release a joint rapid risk assessment on wound botulism among people who inject heroin
News item 6/2015 (Stockholm/Lisbon, 16.02.2015) Today, two EU agencies, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) have released a joint rapid risk assessment on wound botulism among people who... Read more >> -
EMCDDA welcomes new moves to make hepatitis C medications more accessible to patients
(Lisbon, 12.02.2015) The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) welcomes new moves to make hepatitis C medications more accessible to those affected by the virus in line with its previous statements. Hepatitis C is the most common... Read more >> -
New EMCDDA annual work programme published today
Fact sheet No 4/2015 (Lisbon, 12.02.2015) A major task in 2015, also in cooperation with Europol, will be the preparation of the second EU drug markets report (for release in 2016). Further progress is also expected to be achieved in the... Read more >> -
Customs Laboratories European Network (CLEN) meets in Lisbon
(Lisbon, 06.02.2015) The Portuguese Taxes and Customs Authority and the EMCDDA are hosting in Lisbon this week the second meeting of the European Commission’s (EC) Customs Laboratories European Network (CLEN) project... Read more >>