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Rapid communication

Recent changes in Europe’s cocaine market: results from an EMCDDA trendspotter study

December 2018

Using trendspotter methodology, this report explores signs of increasing availability and consumption of cocaine in Europe, in an effort to increase our understanding of recent changes in the cocaine market. The study investigates the consequences of these developments on acute health harms linked...
European Drug Report

European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments

June 2018

The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with the online Statistical Bulletin and 30 Country Drug Reports, it makes up the 2018 European Drug...
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Country Drug Report

2018 Country Drug Reports

June 2018

Country Drug Reports provide a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in European countries, covering topics such as drug supply, drug use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Each Country Drug Report focuses on a single country (28 EU Member States as well as Norway...
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Drugnet Europe

Drugnet Europe 96

November 2016

In this issue: EMCDDA scientific award 2016 | Lisbon Addictions 2017 | New report on drug‑related hospital emergencies | Grounds for hope in treating hepatitis C | EC proposes amendment to EMCDDA founding regulation | New products and services | EMCDDA Director pays official visit to Europol
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Rapid communication

Hospital emergency presentations and acute drug toxicity in Europe — update from the Euro-DEN Plus research group and the EMCDDA

August 2016

This rapid communication provides an update on drug related hospital emergency presentations in Europe with a specific focus on the latest results for acute drug toxicity presentations to the European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN). This report is primarily based on presentations and...
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Perspectives on Drugs (PODs)

Health responses to new psychoactive substances (Perspectives on Drugs)

June 2016

The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) over the last decade has posed a major challenge to drug policy. While the limited available data indicates that prevalence levels of NPS use are relatively low in the general European population, there are concerns around more problematic forms of...
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Rapid communication

Health responses to new psychoactive substances

June 2016

While prevalence levels of NPS use remain low in the general European population, there are important concerns with more problematic forms of use and harms. This short report provides an overview of the current situation in terms of NPS use and harms across Europe and reviews the available health-...
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Insights

Preventing opioid overdose deaths with take-home naloxone

January 2016

This publication examines the case for distributing naloxone, an emergency medication, to people who inject opioids such as heroin and to others who might witness an opioid overdose. Through its capacity to reverse opioid overdose, naloxone can save lives if administered in time. This comprehensive...
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EMCDDA Papers

Emergency department-based brief interventions for individuals with substance-related problems: a review of effectiveness

January 2016

Brief interventions are psychosocial techniques designed to help recipients recognise harmful patterns of substance use, and to motivate and support them to address that use. Studies suggest that brief interventions in an emergency department maximise the benefit of a unique ‘window of opportunity...

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