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The nine EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies are marking the 10-year anniversary of the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights by pledging to continue to respect and promote fundamental rights throughout the...

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...

On 25 September 2019, the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) approved a law permitting personal cultivation, possession and use of cannabis for recreational purposes. The background note to the...

On 30 and 31 October, Member of the European Parliament Caterina Chinnici (Italy, S&D) paid an official visit to the EMCDDA on behalf of the EP’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and...

This content was published in the second EU4MD update released on 22.10.2019. This update also presents a section on partnerships and related activities, upcoming events, and a research corner. Professionalising drug prevention...

This week, EMCDDA staff members are revving up for ‘ Lisbon Addictions 2019 ’, the third European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies. Taking place from 23–25 October, ‘Lisbon Addictions’ is the...

‘The future of addictions: new frontiers for policy, practice and science’ is the theme of the Third European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies (#LxAddictions19) taking place in Lisbon from 23–25 October...

The University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be joining forces once again next summer to hold the ninth European drugs summer school (EDSS) on ‘Illicit drugs...

The EMCDDA is working with its expert network on drug-related infectious diseases (DRID) on an ‘ elimination barometer ’ for viral hepatitis to help countries assess progress towards eliminating hepatitis C and...

This week, the European Commission launched ‘ Supporting initiatives in the field of drugs policy ’, a new call for proposals for grant applications to support transnational projects in the area of...

Advancing the professionalism of the drug prevention workforce in Europe is at the heart of a new European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) handbook, launched today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The manual...

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is at the European Parliament today, where he will be presenting the agency’s activities to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) . The EMCDDA...

Latest estimates show that drug overdose deaths in Europe have risen for the fifth consecutive year, with a record 9 461 lives lost in 2017 (EU 28, Turkey and Norway). Reducing drug-related...

The EMCDDA has published today its latest update on Drug-related deaths and mortality in Europe . The information provided in the report is collected through the EMCDDA’s expert network on drug-related deaths...

Every year, on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World Hepatitis Day . Its aim is to increase awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases it...

Representatives of the EMCDDA and the General directorate for drug control of the Ministry of internal affairs of the Russian Federation are meeting in Moscow to discuss and exchange views on the...

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying his first official visit to Montenegro this week where he will meet high-level dignitaries working in the drugs field. Over two days (17–18 July), an EMCDDA...

Italy’s highest court says low-THC cannabis cannot be sold On 30 May 2019, Italy’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, published a note of information on the legality of selling low-THC cannabis...

His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visited the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today for an insight into the work of the agency and the latest trends...

This content was published in the first EU4MD update released on 3.7.2019. This update also presents a section on partnerships and related activities, upcoming events, and a research corner. EU4MD — Inception...