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EMCDDA publishes cannabis reader

Smoked, eaten, imbibed — or just talked about — it seems the world has a strong taste for cannabis. An estimated one in five European adults has tried it.Full article >>

Young people and drugs

On 26 June, the European Commission published the results of its third Eurobarometer survey studying young people’s attitudes to drugs. Full article >>

EMCDDA launches new web application and database, Fonte

On 1 July, the EMCDDA took a major step forward in streamlining and improving its data handling, with the launch of a new web application and database, Fonte. Full article >>

Estimating the incidence of problem drug use

Monitoring the incidence of problem drug use — the rate at which those who will become problem users start using or injecting drugs for the first time — plays an important part in tracing new trends in Europe’s drug situation and in helping to shape interventions. Full article >>

Drug use in the general population

The EMCDDA expert group on the key indicator 'Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population' held its annual meeting in Lisbon on 26–27 June and focused on the group’s latest achievements and innovations. Full article >>

New report on drug-related public expenditure

Producing estimates of drug-related public expenditure is one of the many targets set by the current EU drugs action plan (2005–08). Full article >>

Harm reduction: 'Towards a global approach'

It has been over two decades since the first harm-reduction projects appeared in Europe, Australia and North America. Full article >>

Expanding collaboration with law enforcers

Over 50 high-ranking police officers responsible for drug squads across Germany attended a national seminar on drug-related crime, hosted by the German Police Academy in Münster from 28–30 May. Full article >>

World drug report 2008 - An overview of the global drug situation

A surge in opium and coca cultivation in rebel-held areas of Afghanistan and Colombia may be threatening the recent stabilisation in the world drug market, according to the World drug report 2008, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Full article >>

Second civil society forum on drugs in the EU

The upcoming EU drugs action plan (2009–12) was the focus of discussions at the second meeting of the Civil society forum on drugs, held in Brussels from 20–21 May. Full article >>

EMCDDA and CICAD develop framework for new activities

The EMCDDA collaborates with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it signed in 1999 with CICAD’s parent body, the Organisation of American States (OAS). Full article >>

Cross-country collaboration in scientific publishing

On 16 May, the EMCDDA hosted a meeting in Lisbon for editorial staff from the journal Addiction and leading academics from Spain. Full article >>

Update: EMCDDA conference 2009

In 2009, the EMCDDA will commemorate 15 years of monitoring the drug phenomenon in Europe. Full article >>

Management Board approves panel of scientific experts

A panel of experts that will assist the EMCDDA’s Scientific Committee in assessing the risks of new psychoactive substances was approved by the Management Board at its meeting in Lisbon from 2–4 July. Full article >>

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