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Screenshot from the webinar on the past and present of methamphetamine
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EMCDDA webinar: Methamphetamine in Europe — past and present

17.02.2023
Objective: To explore the problem of methamphetamine in Europe. Background: ‘On 31 October 1937, the Temmler factory patented the first German methylamphetamine, which put American Benzedrine very much in its...
2022 Forum Europeen Addiction et Société, 2eme édition, 28-29 Septembre, Flagey - Bruxelles
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Forum Addiction & Société

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The 2nd edition of Forum Addiction & Société takes place 28-29 September. The EMCDDA Director, Mr Alexis Goosdeel, is one of the speakers at the conference held in Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
Conference
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North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) 2022

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The North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) takes place in San Francisco from 16 to 18 September 2022.
San Francisco, USA
Conference
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Spotlights

Spotlight on… Addressing sexual health issues associated with drug use

18.10.2021
Links between sexual health and drug problems can arise in a number of ways, yet in Europe, treatment services for drug and sexual health problems are usually funded separately, have different eligibility...
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Infographic: Number of acute drug toxicity presentations with mention of cannabis in 10 selected hospitals during the first three quarters of 2019 and 2020

30.04.2021
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41st EAPCCT Congress

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The European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT) holds its 41st congress on 25-28 May 2021. The EMCDDA is represented at the congress which due to COVID-19 restrictions is organised...
Online
Conference
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3rd EU HCV Elimination Policy Summit

The EMCDDA Director Mr Alexis Goosdeel is attending the 3rd EU HCV Elimination Policy Summit. This planned four-hour virtual summit aims to bring together policy-makers, experts, members of parliament, directors of national...
Online
Conference
Events

Training on drug-related emergencies reported by the European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN)

Data from hospital emergency departments show that every year in Europe thousands of individuals experience drug-related toxicity and other harms, resulting in hospital emergencies. Supported by the EMCDDA, the European Drug Emergencies...
Online
Training
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Infographic: Outcome of presentation (left) and length of hospital stay (right), Euro-DEN Plus presentations, 2014-17

13.02.2020
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Infographic: Gender and main drugs involved in the presentations in selected centres, Euro-DEN Plus, 2017

13.02.2020
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