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Joint publications

COVID-19: Response of EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies (second update)

September 2022

This report provides a summary of the main actions taken by the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, in supporting the Member States and EU institutions. It covers the period January 2020 to April 2022.

Topic overviews

Frequently asked questions (FAQ): drug overdose deaths in Europe (topic overview)

August 2022

These pages provide an update on drug-related deaths in Europe, presenting and analysing the latest data on and trends in drug-induced deaths in the European Union, Norway and Turkey. They draw on contributions from specialists from these countries, as well as on information provided by European...

Insights

The Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium (GCCRC): a transnational online survey of cannabis growers

July 2022

This paper presents some of the key findings of an innovative online survey of cannabis growers in Europe, Australia and North America. The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire (ICCQ) present generated important findings about cannabis cultivation, along with policy insights and...

Data factsheet

European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon

July 2022

The European Web Survey on Drugs collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and neighbouring countries were experiencing COVID-19-related...

Data factsheet

European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Ukraine

July 2022

The European Web Survey on Drugs collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in the 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Ukraine. In this period, the populations in many European and neighbouring countries were experiencing COVID-19-related...

Data factsheet

European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Georgia

July 2022

The European Web Survey on Drugs collected data during March to May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older and live in Georgia. In this period, the populations in many European and neighbouring countries were experiencing COVID-19-related lockdown or restrictions. Unless otherwise...

Ad hoc publication

Responsiveness and preparedness in addressing drug-related needs of displaced Ukrainians in EU countries bordering Ukraine

July 2022

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, it is estimated that around 8 million people have fled the war in Ukraine, of which an unprecedented 5 million people have crossed the borders into the European Union. An unknown proportion of those displaced will have established drug-...

Ad hoc publication

Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area: a baseline for future monitoring and responses (EU4MD briefing)

July 2022

Between March and May 2021, the EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD) project supported the mapping of national prevention systems in European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) area countries. This briefing describes the rationale and methodology of the prevention system mapping, presenting selected findings and...

Annual account

Final EMCDDA annual accounts for the financial year 2021

July 2022

These accounts have been drawn up and signed off by the Accounting Officer on 23 May 2022 and approved by the Director on 24 May 2022. The opinion of the Management Board was given favourably on 21 June 2022. The present annual accounts, together with the opinion of the Management Board, have been...

Toolkit

A foresight toolkit for the drugs field

June 2022

This toolkit aims to support the EMCDDA’s stakeholders, other actors and researchers in the drugs field to implement their own foresight exercise in the form of an introductory trend-based workshop. It describes briefly the foresight and trend analysis approach and general principles of how both...

Insights

Web surveys as a method for collecting information on patterns of drug use and supply

June 2022

This paper provides a narrative review of the existing literature around online survey methods and their specific application in the area of illicit drug use. A search of relevant databases (Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest) was conducted in order to gather information relating to the main...

Insights

ALAMA-nightlife survey:designing a survey to explore drug use trajectories in the European nightlife scene

June 2022

Given the lack of contemporary longitudinal data that acknowledges recent market developments, there is an urgent need to develop and validate methods to investigate the relationship between drug use and engagement with the nightlife scene in Europe. This paper presents one of the research projects...

Insights

Comparing two approaches for estimating cannabis consumption: raking and regression

June 2022

This chapter explores two methods of bringing together the complementary strengths of general population surveys (GPS) and web surveys to develop improved estimates of overall quantities of drugs consumed — namely, raking and regression. Raking re-weights responses to a web survey in an attempt to...

Insights

Sources of cannabis acquisition by country and frequency of use in the European web survey on drugs

June 2022

This paper analyses the data collected in the European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) on the sources of supply for herbal cannabis and cannabis resin and their relationship to frequency of use. It does so by using data collected from the 16 countries that participated in the first two waves of the...

Insights

Complexity and differentiation of the MDMA retail market: insights from the European Web Survey on Drugs

June 2022

This paper focuses on exploring the characteristics of MDMA users in the European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD), studying intensity of use and patterns of buying behaviours, with specific attention given to comparing the use of MDMA in tablet form (ecstasy) and in the form of powder/crystals. This...

Insights

Using the Global Drug Survey for harm reduction

June 2022

The data from the Global Drug Survey (GDS) contains invaluable information that can answer key and novel questions related to the epidemiology of psychoactive substance use as well as inform the development of pragmatic harm reduction resources that put people first. This paper looks at the history...

Insights

Utilising an online survey to monitor methamphetamine availability, prices and supply: involvement of organised crime in New Zealand

June 2022

Drawing on data from the New Zealand Drug Trends Survey (NZDTS), related to methamphetamine supply in New Zealand, this chapter shows how web surveys can be used to provide timely data on evolving local and national issues in the drugs field. Specifically, the chapter presents selected findings...

Insights

Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys (Insights 26)

June 2022

This collection of papers (Insights 26) aims to demonstrate the significant role that web surveys can play in drug data collection. Contributions from a diverse range of experts, who have conducted web surveys across local, national and international levels, show the breadth of such surveys...

Insights

The potential for using web surveys to investigate drug sales through cryptomarkets on the darknet

June 2022

This paper considers two different ways in which web surveys might be used to provide insights concerning those people who purchase drugs on cryptomarkets. First, data from the second wave of the European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) are analysed with a view to identifying differences between...

Manuals and guidelines

How to run a trends workshop: An EMCDDA foresight toolkit for the drugs field

June 2022

This toolkit aims to support the EMCDDA’s stakeholders, other actors and researchers in the drugs field to implement their own foresight exercise in the form of an introductory trend-based workshop. It describes briefly the foresight and trend analysis approach and general principles of how both...
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