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Director presents European Drug Report 2023 at the European Parliament

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is at the European Parliament today where he will be presenting the European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments (EDR 2023) to members of the Committee for Civil...

EMCDDA webinar: Updated ECDC–EMCDDA guidance on prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs — practical implications

Watch the recording >> Objective : This webinar will consider the practical implications of this recently updated guidance from the EMCDDA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). It...

ESCAIDE 2023

ESCAIDE (European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology) 2023 takes place 22-24 November as a hybrid event in Barcelona and online.

Barcelona, Spain

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New guidance for drug checking services in health risk communication

Health risk communication strategies for drug checking services in Europe is the focus of a new EMCDDA manual out today. The resource provides staff working in these services with practical guidance on...

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Health risk communication strategies for drug checking services

This report provides an overview of principles of effective health risk communication for a drug checking service audience. The contents of this report are based on the findings of international evidence reviews...

EMCDDA-Europol Launch webinar on EU Drug Markets: cannabis

EMCDDA-Europol Launch: EU Drug Markets – cannabis

Recording of the EMCDDA-Europol launch webinar 'EU Drug Markets – cannabis'.

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New analysis highlights greater diversity of cannabis products, rising potency, and security risks posed by Europe's largest illicit drug market

Cannabis products are becoming increasingly potent and diverse, while collaboration between criminal groups is creating new security risks in Europe. These are among the conclusions of a new analysis — EU Drug...

Joint publications

EU Drug Market: Cannabis — In-depth analysis

EU Drug Market: Cannabis describes the European market for herbal cannabis and cannabis resin, from production and trafficking to distribution and use. It details the processes, materials and criminals involved at different...

Joint publications

EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Introduction

The illicit market for cannabis products is the largest drug market in Europe. Cannabis is also the most commonly consumed illicit drug both in Europe and worldwide. In the EU, it is...

Joint publications

EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Key findings and threat assessment

The illicit cannabis retail market remains the largest drug market in the EU and most of the herbal cannabis detected in the EU appears to be cultivated in the EU. In 2021...