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Workshop on drug-related homicide data collection (session 2)

The workshop on 'drug-related homicide data collection' is organised by the EMCDDA's Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) 7 project. It is divided in two sessions, session 1 takes places on...

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Workshop on drug-related homicide data collection (session 1)

The workshop on 'drug-related homicide data collection' is organised by the EMCDDA's Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) 7 project. It is divided in two sessions, session 1 takes places on...

Drug policy evaluation (topic overview)

Evaluation is essential for effective policymaking, helping ensure that policies and programmes have the desired effect, provide value for money and do not have negative unintended consequences. The importance of evaluation has been recognised in all EU drug strategies and in the strategies of many...

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EMCDDA launches 2021 European Web Survey on Drugs to assess patterns of drug use in over 30 countries

Do you use drugs? How many? How often? These are among the questions posed in the latest European Web Survey on Drugs, launched today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). Targeted at people, aged 18 and over, who have used drugs, the survey aims to improve understanding of patterns of drug use in...

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European Web Survey on Drugs online group meeting

The European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) has already been implemented in 2016 and 2017 in a total of 16 European countries. The next round of the EWSD will run in 2021 in over 30 countries, including...

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Launch of report EMCDDA trendspotter briefing: Impact of COVID-19 on drug use and drug services in Western Balkans

The EMCDDA launches a briefing report on the 'Impact of COVID-19 on drug use and drug services in Western Balkans'. Download the report >>

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EMCDDA trendspotter briefing: Impact of COVID-19 on drug use and drug services in Western Balkans

The Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) registered the main waves of COVID-19 infections later than most of the EU countries, but containment strategies were implemented at the same time and with equal force as in the rest of Europe....

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Video: Why a European Web Survey on Drugs?

In the past, information on patterns of drug use was only collected with General Population Surveys. They give us information that is representative of the population, but they lack detail. With web surveys, we can reach people who use drugs directly. These surveys are quick to set up, they get us...

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European Syringe Collection and Analysis Enterprise (ESCAPE) – generic protocol

This protocol documents a new approach that has been developed to monitor substances injected by people who inject drugs through analytically confirmed data at the local level: the analysis of residual content of used syringes. Used syringes contain traces of drugs that can be analysed to inform...

An analysis of drugs in used syringes from sentinel European cities: results from the ESCAPE project, 2018 and 2019

This report presents new findings from the ESCAPE (European Syringe Collection and Analysis Project Enterprise) network, based on the chemical analysis of the contents of used syringes across sentinel sites in Europe. Syringes were collected in 2018 and 2019 from the bins of street automatic...

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New multi-city syringe study uncovers latest patterns of injecting drug use

The latest patterns of injecting drug use in a selection of European cities are explored today in a new study from the EMCDDA. The report presents the results of an innovative project investigating the substances used by people who inject drugs, by chemically analysing the content of used syringes...

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Report: European Syringe Collection and Analysis Enterprise (ESCAPE) – generic protocol

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Report: An analysis of drugs in used syringes from sentinel European cities: results from the ESCAPE project, 2018 and 2019

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EMCDDA operating guidelines for the risk assessment of new psychoactive substances

The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure compliance with the scope and requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 (as amended) and Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA (as amended) in respect to the risk assessment procedure for and reporting on new psychoactive substances. To...

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Protocol for updating the Evidence database of the Best Practice Portal

The Evidence database is a core component of the EMCDDA’s Best Practice Portal. The portal is a resource for professionals, policymakers and researchers in the drugs field and provides information on the available evidence on drug-related prevention, treatment and harm reduction, focusing on the...

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Webinar: The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD): new results and stakeholder feedback

The new results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, published in collaboration with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA), are presented virtually at an ESPAD–EMCDDA webinar...

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Launch of the 2019 ESPAD Report

The most recent report of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) will be published on 12 November 2020. The ESPAD Report 2019 is based on a 2019 survey in 35 Europen...

New ESPAD results: teenage drinking and smoking down, but concerns over risky cannabis use and new addictive behaviours

Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school students are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over potentially risky cannabis use and the challenges posed by new addictive behaviours. These are among the findings released today in a new report from the European School Survey...

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ESPAD general assembly 2020

The ESPAD general assembly 2020 takes place 21 Oct, online. ESPAD - the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, is a collaborative effort of independent research teams in more...

Drug-related homicide in Europe: data protocol

This report is part of the EMCDDA activity around the development and improvement of drug supply indicators, which are designed to reflect developments in drug markets as well as the markets’ wider harms and impact. The protocol in this document provides a framework for standardised drug-related...

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