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Monitoring psychoactive substance use at six European festivals through wastewater and pooled urine analysis

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Drug checking as a harm reduction tool for recreational drug users: opportunities and challenges

A number of European countries have implemented drug checking with the aim of providing targeted preventive messages to recreational drug users. This approach, which is more individualised than mass media campaigns, provides an incentive for drug users to participate in a dialogue about prevention...

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Joining up sexual health and drug services to better meet client needs

The aim of this paper is to focus on the harmful interaction between psychoactive drug use and sexual activity. It is acknowledged that in some individuals co-occurrence of drug consumption and sexual activity causes no apparent harm, but this group will not be considered here.

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New psychoactive substances, drug injecting and sex in recreational settings – increased risk of HIV and HCV and opportunities for prevention

This editorial examines drug injecting and sexual activity in recreational settings, the increased risk of HIV and HCV transmission and the opportunities for prevention and treatment.

The Euro-DEN Project Guidelines on when to call the Emergency Services 112 for unwell recreational drug users

The Euro-DEN Project Guidelines on when to call the Emergency Services 112 for unwell recreational drug users.

The European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN)

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Long‐term effects of a community‐based intervention: 5‐year follow‐up of ‘Clubs against Drugs’

This scientific article was one of the 2012 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs.

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