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This interactive map from 2015 shows the main opioid trafficking routes from Asia to Europe (the Balkan route, the Southern route, the Northern route and the Caucasus route).

Depenalisation, decriminalisation and legalisation. There is no universal agreement on these terms, but it is helpful to explore the different ideas that lie behind them if we are to understand better what...

Benzodiazepines are a widely prescribed group of medicines with a range of clinical uses, including the treatment of anxiety and insomnia and the management of alcohol withdrawal. For a number of reasons...

Supervised drug consumption facilities, where illicit drugs can be used under the supervision of trained staff, have been operating in Europe for the last three decades. These facilities primarily aim to reduce...

Europe has long been one of the world's largest consumer markets for cannabis resin. The European market for cannabis is now increasingly dominated by herbal products. This change in the market shares...

Drug overdose continues to be the main cause of death among problem drug users and heroin or its metabolites are present in the majority of reported fatal overdoses. Naloxone is a lifesaving...

Molecular structure of 1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)-piperazine (MT-45).

Molecular structure of 4-methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-amine (para-methyl-4-methylaminorex, 4,4′-DMAR).

With the Internet playing such a significant role in EU citizens' lives, especially among young people, it is not surprising that it is increasingly being recognised as a plausible vehicle for delivering...