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Speech by European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson on the occasion of the launch of the European Drug Report 2022, 14 June 2022

14.06.2022

Good morning everyone, We are presenting this year's European Drug Report at a time when we are celebrating 25 years of the EU Early Warning System. 25 years of alerting Europe to the dangers of new psychoactive substances, of new drugs.

What are the lessons to be learnt from the European Drug Report 2022?

14.06.2022

The European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments arrives at a time when recent major global events have impacted profoundly on all areas of our life and, therefore, also have implications for the drug problems w

25 years of early warning and response to new psychoactive substances in Europe

07.06.2022

This year, the EU Early Warning System (EWS) on new psychoactive substances (NPS) celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Annual meeting of the Legal and policy correspondents’ network for non-EU partners

31.05.2022

Today, the EMCDDA is holding the second annual meeting of its Legal and policy correspondents’ network for non-EU partners, following an inaugural meeting in October 2021.

New explorer tool offers access to over 20 years of ESPAD data

25.05.2022

Today, the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) is launching a new data explorer tool, allowing access to over 20 years of ESPAD data on substance use among 15-16-year-old students.

Coming soon: European Drug Report 2022 to be released on 14 June

20.05.2022

What do the latest data tell us about trends in drug use and the market? What hazardous new drugs are emerging? What substances are posing the greatest health threats?

Workshop on drug monitoring and reporting for Georgian national drug observatory

16.05.2022

Staff members of the Georgian national drug observatory (NDO) are at the EMCDDA this week for a workshop on drug monitoring and reporting.

2022 Reitox week kicks off with a focus on young people

10.05.2022

Representatives of candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU are joining members of the EMCDDA’s Reitox network this week (10–13 May) for the agency’s tenth Reitox week.

Europe’s changing role in expanding cocaine and methamphetamine markets

06.05.2022

Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol (1).

Coming soon: latest analyses of Europe’s cocaine and methamphetamine markets

29.04.2022

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today.

EMCDDA and Europol Directors discuss future cooperation in The Hague

29.04.2022

Today, EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel joined Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle in The Hague to discuss future cooperation.

EMCDDA Director pays official visit to Athens drug consumption room

13.04.2022

Today, EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying an official visit to a new drug consumption room (DCR) in Athens, set up by the Organisation Against Drugs (OKANA) (1).

News from EU4Monitoring Drugs, an EMCDDA technical cooperation project

06.04.2022

This content was published in the EU4MD update released on 6.04.2022. This update also presents a section on partnerships, announcements, studies, upcoming events, and a research corner.

Prevention toolkit — a new one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials

30.03.2022

The EMCDDA is launching today a new Prevention toolkit, bringing together all of its key prevention-related materials to date.

EMCDDA releases new European miniguides on responding to drug use in specific settings

29.03.2022

An important approach to the implementation of health and social responses to drug problems can be to focus interventions on the specific settings where problems may occur.

New phase of EU Central Asian Drug Action Programme (CADAP) celebrated today

29.03.2022

The latest phase of the EU-funded Central Asian Drug Action Programme (CADAP 7), is celebrated today in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). The EMCDDA is participating in the official launch ceremony as one of the EU agencies providing ad hoc support to the programme until 2024 (1).

Hair drug testing — an innovative method for monitoring drug use

28.03.2022

The EMCDDA uses a variety of methods and tools to monitor prevalence and patterns of drug use in the general population in Europe.

Penalties for drug law offences in Europe ‘at a glance’ — new countries added to online tool

24.03.2022

How do countries’ laws deal with offences relating to drug use, possession for personal use or supply?

European Commission adopts measures to control two harmful new drugs amidst health concerns and surge in supply

18.03.2022

Today, the European Commission has adopted measures to control two harmful new psychoactive substances (NPS) across the EU (1). The substances in question —

Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in 75 European cities in a record 25 countries — increases in detections of most drugs studied

17.03.2022

The 2021 findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are revealed today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wid
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