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Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges

25.06.2021

This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the prison population, the available social and health service responses to...

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Meeting report – Expert meeting on drug-related infectious diseases (DRID) 2020

17.12.2020

This meeting report provides an overview of the content of the DRID meeting that took place online on 22-23 October 2020, focusing on: the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 on drug users and harm reduction services involved in HIV, hepatitis and STI prevention, care and treatment; an...

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Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: Update from the EMCDDA expert network, 2020

20.05.2020

This 2020 EMCDDA update on drug-related infectious diseases aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation with regard to the epidemiological picture of drug-related infectious diseases in Europe up to January 2020, while highlighting some of the current innovative responses to...

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Policy and practice briefings: Reducing the spread of HIV, viral hepatitis and other infections associated with injecting drug use

24.10.2017

The sharing of injecting equipment increases the risk of the transmission and acquisition of blood-borne infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses. Historically interventions targeting people who inject drugs — primarily OST, needle and syringe programmes and harm reduction measures to...
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