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The double effect of COVID-19 confinement measures and economic recession on high-risk drug users and drug services

21.01.2021

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk drug users and on the services responding to their needs, underlining the importance of close monitoring of the drug situation.

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Impact of COVID-19 on consumer practices and the use of specialised offers by high-risk drug users in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: findings from a quantitative study

03.01.2021

This study analyses the results of a survey conducted among a sample of 120 high risk drug users in Luxembourg and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Concurrent use of benzodiazepine by heroin users-what are the prevalence and the risks associated with this pattern of use?

03.12.2018

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Drug checking as a harm reduction tool for recreational drug users: opportunities and challenges

25.10.2017

A number of European countries have implemented drug checking with the aim of providing targeted preventive messages to recreational drug users.

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Responding to the needs of ageing drug users

24.10.2017

Older people with drug problems (OPDP) are considered those aged 40 or over whose recurrent drug use is causing them harm or is placing them at a high risk of such harm OPDP are likely to encounter negative life outcomes due to their drug use and they have characteristics and trajectories distinc

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Joining up sexual health and drug services to better meet client needs

24.10.2017

The aim of this paper is to focus on the harmful interaction between psychoactive drug use and sexual activity. It is acknowledged that in some individuals co-occurrence of drug consumption and sexual activity causes no apparent harm, but this group will not be considered here.

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Intoxication by gamma hydroxybutyrate and related analogues: Clinical characteristics and comparison between pure intoxication and that combined with other substances of abuse

05.08.2017

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Continuity and change: high-risk drug use and drug treatment in Europe 2014

22.12.2014

Meeting proceedings include the programme, summaries of all sessions and abstracts of presentations presented during the EMCDDA event incorporating the Treatment Demand and High-Risk Drug Use/Problem Drug Use key epidemiological indicators expert meetings.

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Annual expert meeting on Drug-related deaths (DRD) and Drug-related infectious diseases (DRID) – Preliminary summary and highlights of the meeting

14.11.2014

Two EMCDDA expert meetings, dedicated to the agency’s drug-related deaths and mortality among drug users indicator (DRD) and the drug-related infectious diseases indicator (DRID), were held in Lisbon from 15–17 October.

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PDU (Problem drug use) revision summary

20.02.2003

This document is a summary of the concepts and definitions in the revised area. The changes are, for the most part, related to the theoretical component of the indicator.

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Severity of Dependence Scale

29.06.1995

The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) is a 5-item self-administered questionnaire that provides a score indicating the severity of dependence on drugs.
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