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EMCDDA renews accord with ISCTE-IUL

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) will be strengthening their cooperation.

Experts to examine the influence of cyberspace on criminal activities and responses to them

Leading European and international experts are meeting in Lisbon this week for meetings around the theme of the internet, the exploitation of cyberspace and the transformational nature of new technologies.

Technical reports

An overview of the drug-related deaths (DRD) key indicator

This document gives an overview of the drug-related deaths (DRD) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good quality data at...

Coming soon: European Drug Report 2017

What do the latest data tell us about the European drug market? What are the new trends in drug use among European adults and school students?

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Work programmes and strategies

EMCDDA Strategy 2025

This strategy sets out an ambitious course of travel for the agency to 2025. It presents a vision to contribute to a healthier and more secure Europe, through better informed drug policy...

Technical reports

Implementation of drug-, alcohol- and tobacco-related brief interventions in the European Union Member States, Norway and Turkey

This report provides an overview of the various types of brief interventions (BIs) currently used in European countries in the field of substance use, particularly illicit drugs. Targeted at policymakers and practitioners...

Ad hoc publication

Cannabis legislation in Europe: an overview (2017)

A more recent (2023) version of this report is available: Cannabis laws in Europe: questions and answers for policymaking . At a time of increased debate on the laws controlling the use...

Technical reports

European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) package

The European Facility Survey Questionnaire (EFSQ) is a data collection instrument applicable in any European country or in any country worldwide interested in surveying facilities that provide interventions to drug users. The...

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Risk assessments

Report on the risk assessment of methyl 2-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (MDMB-CHMICA) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances

This publication presents the data and findings of the risk assessment on methyl 2-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (MDMB-CHMICA), carried out by the extended Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA on 22 July 2016. MDMB-CHMICA is the...

60th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 13-17 March 2017, Vienna

The central UN policy-making body in drug-related matters, opens its 60th session in Vienna.