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The use of multi-national web surveys for comparative analysis: Lessons from the European Web Survey on Drugs

09.04.2019

Most comparative drug policy analyses utilise measures of drug use, often from general population surveys (GPS). However, the limitations of GPS are well-recognised, including the small numbers of...

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Surveying drug consumption: Assessing reliability and validity of the European Web Survey on Drugs questionnaire

06.04.2019

The European Web Survey on Drugs aimed to obtain in-depth data on consumption of cannabis, ecstasy/MDMA, cocaine, and amphetamines in different populations of drug users in 16 European countries....

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The experience of the treatment demand indicator in Europe: a common monitoring tool across 30 countries

28.01.2019

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Report on General Population Survey on substance use in Montenegro 2017

09.10.2017

This Survey Report contains methodology and results of the first survey on the extent and patterns of substance use in the general population in Montenegro. The survey was conducted within the...

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Codification practices in some countries following the WHO revision of ICD coding guidelines related to DRDs – Part III

01.06.2017

Discrepancies observed in drug related deaths are not solely due to differences in the actual deaths due to drugs but also due to certification and coding differences. The main aim of this part of...

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Voluntary EMQ Module for monitoring use of New (and not so new) Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in General Adult Population Surveys and School Surveys

12.09.2016

This module is a supplement to the original European model questionnaire (EMQ).  The questions provide additional information on the use of ‘new and non standard drugs’. (specifically: controlled or...

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Minutes of the 2012 EMCDDA expert meeting on Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population

21.06.2016

These are the minutes fron the 2012 annual expert meeting on the EMCDDA epidemiological indicator 'Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population' which took place the 26 and 27...

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Ethical research guidelines for wastewater-based epidemiology and related fields

01.03.2016

This document, published in 2016 by the Sewage Analysis Core group Europe (SCORE) in 2016, presents ethical guidelines for undertaking wastewater-based epidemiology and related techniques. The...

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Smoking, alcohol and illegal drug use among school-aged adolescents: level of consumption and trends in Ukraine – report based on data collection within the framework of international project ESPAD

01.06.2015

This report is prepared within the international research project "European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs – ESPAD", in which Ukraine participates since 1995 with the technical...

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Final minutes of the 2014 key indicator meeting on 'prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population – Population Surveys', Lisbon, 16-17 June 2014

17.06.2014

The 2014 annual expert meeting on the EMCDDA epidemiological indicator “Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population” took place on the 16 and 17 June at the EMCDDA in Lisbon. The...

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Meeting minutes: General population surveys annual expert meeting, June 2013

12.06.2014

These are the final minutes from the EMCDDA's 'General population surveys annual expert meeting', organised in 18-19 June 2013, Lisbon. These minutes include also 'national abstracts' from...

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Towards a new EMQ Module – Questions on Availability of Illicit Drugs

30.10.2013

This module of questions is a supplement to the original European model questionnaire (EMQ). It is focused on the availability and perceived availability of illicit drugs. About the European model...

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Common protocol of action for monitoring illicit drugs in wastewater

01.10.2013

In 2010, a Europe-wide network (SCORE - Sewage analysis CORe group - Europe) was established to standardize the wastewater analysis approach and to coordinate international studies through the...

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EMQ (European Model Questionnaire) Questions Map: Questions used in National General Population Survey Questionnaires, 2002–12

04.06.2013

This map was complied under contract by the EMCDDA with the objective to map questions from national General Population Survey questionnaires into a common database to promote further harmonisation...

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Project to explore potential approaches to missing data on problem drug use in EU27 and Norway, including interpolation and / or qualitative information based on available estimates and other routinely collected data

03.06.2013

This report outlines the results of a small study that sought to examine whether interpolation methods, such as regression models, can be used to provide PDU prevalence estimates for years where...

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EMCDDA contribution towards a methodological framework for monitoring drugs and prison in Europe

15.02.2013

This is the revised EMCDDA contribution towards a methodological framework for monitoring drugs and prison in Europe presented during the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs meeting held on 6 February...

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Analysis of the data sources, numbers and characteristics of cocaine-related DRD cases reported in Special Mortality Registries, or eventually in General Mortality Registries (GMR) when necessary

01.10.2012

There have been increased numbers of cocaine-related deaths reported in some European countries since the early 1990s. There are indications that cocaine deaths are more difficult to define, detect...

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Minutes of meeting: Technical meeting on similarities and differences in treatment systems and consequences for treatment monitoring

04.07.2012

These are the minutes of a 1-day expert meeting organised by the EMCDDA on 18 January 2012. The meet focused on the similarities and differences in treatment systems and consequences for treatment...

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Ten Years of Monitoring Illicit Drug Use in Prison Populations in Europe: Issues and Challenges

13.11.2011

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has been collecting aggregated data on illicit drug use among European prison populations for over a decade. Additional studies...

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Structured Questionnaire 28 on Social Reintegration and reduction of social exclusion of drug users

01.02.2010

This is a structured questsionnaire, used by the EMCDDA to evaluate social reintegration measures in partner countries. It is provided here for information purposes only or in the case that the...
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