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EMCDDA Best practice portal update

08.11.2019

Neurostimulation techniques for the treatment of substance use The continuous research on the treatment of substance use dependence has identified the potential of some neurostimulation techniques to reduce substance use and cravings. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), for instance, is a non-...
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EMCDDA collaborates in international conference on drug prevention, treatment and care

01.07.2019

The EMCDDA is collaborating this week in the 2019 International Conference on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care — Inspiration and Direction, organised in Vienna by the International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP). The event — running from 1–5 July with a...
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EMCDDA Best practice portal update

27.06.2019

This content was published in the Best pratice portal update briefing on 27.06.2019 Psychosocial interventions to reduce cocaine and amphetamine use Prolonged use of stimulants such as amphetamines and cocaine may result in significant mental and physical illness but, to date, there is no widely...
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EMCDDA Director visits Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland

26.02.2018

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is in Switzerland today for a two-day meeting with representatives of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the body responsible for evaluating and coordinating the Swiss federal policy on illicit drugs. The visit follows the signature of a working agreement...
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EMCDDA publishes its first European guide on responding to drug problems

24.10.2017

How to respond to the problems of older heroin users? How to tackle deaths from highly potent fentanils? How to prevent harms from drug and alcohol use in festivals and clubs? These are among the questions explored by a new European guide released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)(1). Drawing...
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How to estimate the cost of drug treatment in Europe?

18.10.2017

It is estimated that over 1 million people receive treatment for drug-related problems in the European Union every year. With shrinking public budgets, increasing pressure on health systems, changes in the substances used and the need to provide ongoing care to chronic cases, how can we estimate...
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EMCDDA meeting focuses on quality standards in drug demand reduction

12.12.2016

Quality standards in drug demand reduction will be the focus of discussions today at an EMCDDA meeting gathering experts from seven countries. The purpose of the meeting is to present how the ' Council conclusions on the implementation of minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction in the EU...
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EMCDDA underlines growing importance of effective treatment for cannabis use

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 as it launches a new in-depth study: Treatment of cannabis-related disorders in Europe. Cannabis is...
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Pregnancy and opioid use: strategies for treatment

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. Neonatal complications include narcotic withdrawal, postnatal growth deficiency, microcephaly,...
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EMCDDA report presents latest evidence on heroin-assisted treatment for hard-to-treat opioid users

19.04.2012

A small population of chronic heroin users, once thought to be ‘untreatable’, is now benefiting from a novel type of therapy using medicinal heroin as the substitution drug. In a new report out today from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA), experts describe the development as ‘an important clinical step...

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