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Map showing variatoin of penalties by drug for drug law offences in Europe

Variation of penalties for drug law offences by drug in the European Union, Norway and Türkiye

Variation of penalties for drug law offences by drug in the European Union, Norway and Türkiye The source data for this graphic is available in the source table on this page...

First slide of the recording on the EMCDDA webinar on responding to stimulant use

EMCDDA webinar: Responding to stimulant use — developments in treatment

Objective: To better understand current developments in the treatment of stimulant use. Background: Stimulant drugs are second only to cannabis as the most widely used class of illicit drug globally...

Screenshot from the webinar on the past and present of methamphetamine

EMCDDA webinar: Methamphetamine in Europe — past and present

Objective: To explore the problem of methamphetamine in Europe. Background: ‘On 31 October 1937, the Temmler factory patented the first German methylamphetamine, which put American Benzedrine very much in its...

Timeline EMCDDA 30 years

EMCDDA: 30 years

EMCDDA: 30 years The source data for this graphic is available in the source table on this page. Date Description Label 1993 Institutional Adoption and entry...

map showing availability of drug testing in prisons in Europe

Overview of the use of drug testing programmes in prison settings in a number of European countries

Data last updated: October 2022 Availability and status of drug testing in prison settings in Europe, October 2022 (Brackets) indicate that the status was ongoing at the time of investigation. The...

Interventions used to target drug-related infectious diseases

Interventions where there is evidence of benefit in responding to durg-related infectious diseases and where we can have a high or reasonable confidence in the available evidence, are highlighted in a bolder...

Screenshot from the webinar on displaced populations and EU preparedness and responses

EMCDDA webinar: Displaced people and EU preparedness and response — lessons from Ukraine

Objective: To understand the short- and long-term responses of drug services to a major flux of displaced people and the related challenges. Background: COVID-19 has raised attention in Europe, and...

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EMCDDA webinar recording: How wastewater monitoring can boost preparedness for new health threats

Objective: to explore wastewater analysis as a methodology contributing to EU preparedness and response Background: COVID-19 has raised the attention of Europe, and globally, on the importance of readiness towards...

photo of Alexis Goosdeel, Director of the EMCDDA, and CEPOL Executive Director Montserrat Marín López

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel and CEPOL Executive Director Montserrat Marín López (Budapest, 28 November 2022)

Photo taken during signing ceremony between EMCDDA and with the European Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in Budapest aimed at boosting learning and knowledge exchange in the area of security. The signatories...

Infographic showing processing of methamphetamine

Instagram post: processing of methamphetamine

Illustrating the continuous drive to improve efficiency and profits, illicit drug producers in Europe have introduced new methods to convert the less potent l-#methamphetamine isomer back to a racemic 50:50 mixture of...