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Key interventions to prevent and control infections among people who inject drugs

Six interventions, one aim: to prevent and control infections among people who inject drugs. In new public health guidance released today , the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ( ECDC...

IV International Conference on Prevention, Treatment and Control of cannabis consumption and its derivatives

IV International Conference on Prevention, Treatment and Control of cannabis consumption and its derivatives

23.11.2023 to 25.11.2023

The IV International Conference on Prevention, Treatment and Control of cannabis consumption and its derivatives (IV Congreso Internacional sobre prevención, tratamiento y control del consumo de cannabis) is organised by Socidrogalcohol and...

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Evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to prevent infections among people who inject drugs: Drug treatment, needle and syringe programmes and drug consumption rooms for preventing hepatitis C, HIV and injecting risk behaviour

This report describes the methods and findings of systematic reviews of the literature undertaken to update the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and...

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European Drug Report

The drug situation in Europe up to 2023 – an overview and assessment of emerging threats and new developments (European Drug Report 2023)

This page draws on the latest data available to provide an overview of the current situation and emerging drug issues affecting Europe, with a focus on the year up to the end...

Statistical Bulletin 2023 — treatment demand data

Information on the number of people entering treatment for a drug problem provides insight into general trends in problem drug use and also offers a perspective on the organisation and uptake of...

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European Drug Report

European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments

The European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains...

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European Drug Report

Cannabis – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)

Cannabis remains by far the most commonly consumed illicit drug in Europe. On this page, you can find the latest analysis of the drug situation for cannabis in Europe, including prevalence of...

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European Drug Report

Heroin and other opioids – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)

Heroin remains Europe’s most commonly used illicit opioid and is also the drug responsible for a large share of the health burden attributed to illicit drug consumption. Europe’s opioid problem, however, has...

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Infographic. Clients in opioid agonist treatment

This resource is part of the European Drug Report 2023, the EMCDDA's annual overview of the drug situation in Europe. Trends in the number of opioid agonist clients are based...

plot shows how countries are meeting WHO target for opioid agonist treatment coverage. The majority of countries in Europe meet the target, with the exception of seven countries, mainly in the East of Europe.

Infographic. Coverage of opioid agonist treatment in 2021 or the most recent year and in the previous estimate

This resource is part of the European Drug Report 2023, the EMCDDA's annual overview of the drug situation in Europe. Coverage is defined as the share of high-risk opioid users...