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In this commentary we present three case studies of innovative approaches and related challenges to software-automated data mining of the digital environment.

Wastewater analysis provided insights on drug use during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

The new EU Agenda and Action Plan on Drugs 2021–2025 calls for a renewed impetus to comprehensively tackle the drug situation, including, drug-related violence in communities, among other drug-related crimes.

The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of illicit drug use prior to incarceration, as reported by studies conducted in 30 European countries.

To examine the current epidemiology of and responses targeting hepatitis B virus (HBV) in prisons across the European Union, European Economic Area and United Kingdom, we analysed HBV-specific data from the World...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk drug users and on the services responding to their needs, underlining the importance of close monitoring...

Fentanyl problems in the United States show how potent synthetic substances that can be easily sourced or produced near to consumers bring benefits to those involved in drug supply. The European experience...

This paper addresses the question of whether Europe is facing an opioid epidemic and utilises data from the European monitoring system on opioid use, harms and availability, to help assess the situation.

Etonitazene and related 2-benzylbenzimidazoles are potent analgetics invented in the research laboratories of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant CIBA in the late 1950s. Though the unprecedented structure distinguishes this class of compounds from...

Substance use in European adolescents remains a serious health concern. Assessing what affects adolescents’ substance use is crucial for implementing effective prevention. This study aims to examine alcohol and cannabis use-related behavioral...