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Explore the most recent data on the drug situation in Europe provided by the EU Member States. These datasets underpin the analysis presented in the agency's work. Most data may be viewed interactively on screen and downloaded in Excel format.
We work closely with the 27 EU Member States plus Norway and Türkiye, candidates and potential candidates to the EU, the European Neighbourhood Policy countries and other third countries.
The content in this section is aimed at anyone involved in planning, implementing or making decisions about health and social responses.
Explore our wide range of publications, videos and infographics on the drugs problem and how Europe is responding to it.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the leading authority on illicit drugs in the European Union.
A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is defined as 'a new narcotic or psychotropic drug, in pure form or in preparation, that is not controlled by the United Nations drug conventions, but which may pose a public health threat comparable to that posed by substances listed in these conventions'. The EMCDDA plays an active role in the monitoring, assessment and control of new and potentially threatening narcotic and psychotropic drugs (natural and synthetic alike) as they appear on the European drug scene. This page is a starting point to learn more about NPS as well as the agency's work in this area.
The EU Early Warning System (EWS), operated by the EMCDDA in close cooperation with Europol, plays a central role in supporting national- and EU-level preparedness and responses to new psychoactive substances (NPS). In operation since 2005, it comprises those two agencies, 29 national early warning systems across Europe, the European Medicines Agency and the European Commission.
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