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European drug market proves resilient to COVID-19 disruption

09.06.2021

Today, the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) publishes its European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments, the latest annual review of the drug situation in Europe (1). Based on data from 29 countries (EU 27, Turkey and Norway), the report offers new insights into the health and security implications of...

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Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in a record 82 European cities

18.05.2021

The 2020 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-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) (1)(2). The project analysed...

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

17.02.2021

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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New report provides window onto EU drug market changes during COVID-19

29.05.2020

What effect is COVID-19 having on the largest criminal market in the EU? This question is explored in EU Drug Markets: Impact of COVID-19, a new report out today from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol (1). The analysis reports higher prices, local shortages and reduced purity for some drugs...

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Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in 68 European cities — traces of stimulant drugs rise again

12.03.2020

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) (1). The project analysed wastewater in 68 cities in 23 European countries to explore the drug-...

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New report highlights wide-ranging impacts of EU drug markets on health and security

26.11.2019

Europeans are spending at least EUR 30 billion on drugs each year at retail level, making the drug market a major source of income for organised crime groups in the European Union. This figure is announced today in the 2019 EU Drug Markets Report, released by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and ...

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Coming soon: 2019 EU Drug Markets Report from the EMCDDA and Europol

18.11.2019

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today. Understanding the reality of the European drug market requires a holistic approach, following the supply chain from production and trafficking to distribution and...

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EMCDDA Best practice portal update

27.06.2019

This content was published in the Best pratice portal update briefing on 27.06.2019 Psychosocial interventions to reduce cocaine and amphetamine use Prolonged use of stimulants such as amphetamines and cocaine may result in significant mental and physical illness but, to date, there is no widely...

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Cocaine seizures at record levels in a competitive drug market

06.06.2019

Europe is seeing signs of an increase in cocaine availability, with seizures of the drug at record levels. This is according to the European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments, released by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in Brussels (1). In its annual overview, the agency also explores:...

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New city study results published on drugs in syringes

29.05.2019

A new EMCDDA Rapid Communication, published on 29 May, presents the results of an innovative project to gather information on the substances used by people who inject drugs, by chemically analysing the residual content of used syringes. The pilot study of the ESCAPE project (European Syringe...

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Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in over 70 European cities and an increase in the detection of stimulants

14.03.2019

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The project analysed wastewater in 73 European cities in 20 European countries in March 2018 to...

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Innovative EMCDDA monitoring method sheds light on changes in Europe’s cocaine market

13.12.2018

The latest changes in Europe’s cocaine market are explored in a new report published today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The report follows an analysis in the European Drug Report 2018, which highlighted an increase in the availability of high-purity cocaine in Europe, shifting trafficking...

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EMCDDA: resurgence of cocaine in a dynamic drug market

07.06.2018

Evidence of increased cocaine availability is highlighted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in its European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments released in Brussels (1). The development occurs in the context of a dynamic drug market which is able to adapt rapidly in response to drug...

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Latest data reveal drug-taking habits in close to 60 European cities

07.03.2018

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)(1). The project analysed wastewater in 56 European cities in 19 European countries in March 2017...

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Drugs and the darknet: a growing threat to health and security

28.11.2017

Illicit trade on darknet markets is one sign of the increasingly complex nature of transnational organised crime in the European Union. In a new report out today — Drugs and the darknet: perspectives for enforcement, research and policy — the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol present the latest...

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EMCDDA highlights growing threats posed by new and established substances

06.06.2017

Rising overdose deaths, the continued availability of new psychoactive substances and the growing health threat of highly potent synthetic opioids are among the issues highlighted today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) as it launches its European Drug Report 2017: Trends and Developments in Brussels...

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Latest data reveal drug-taking habits in over 50 European cities

13.12.2016

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) (1). The project analysed wastewater in over 50 European cities in 18 European countries in...

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EMCDDA highlights new health risks as products and patterns of use change

31.05.2016

Europe’s drug market remains resilient, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today as it launches in Lisbon its European Drug Report 2016: Trends and Developments (1). In its annual review, the agency highlights: the health risks of high-potency products; the continued emergence of new substances;...

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New report highlights wide-ranging impact of EU drug markets on society

05.04.2016

The 2016 EU Drug Markets Report, published today by the EMCDDA and Europol, estimates that Europeans spend at least EUR 24 billion on illicit drugs each year, making it one of the main profit-generating activities for organised criminals in Europe. The report provides a state-of-the-art analysis of...

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EMCDDA presents latest advances in monitoring illicit drugs in wastewater

15.03.2016

The latest advances in the science of wastewater analysis are presented by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in a new report Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater (1). The report is being presented in Vienna at an event — ‘Use of wastewater analysis to understand drug markets’ — being held in the...
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