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Reaching 'forgotten' drug users

Treatment database provides new understanding of drug problem

Scientists from over 20 countries in Europe and worldwide met at the EU drugs agency in Lisbon this week for their annual meeting to examine the profiles and characteristics of people seeking...

Coordination - a cornerstone of effective drug policy

Candidate countries now a clear target for drug consumption

Tackling drug problems in prison: a critical challenge for EU policy-makers

EMCDDA Management Board - changes at the helm

New year, new image, EMCDDA unveils new corporate identity

Council calls for risk assessment of four new synthetic drugs

Four new synthetic drugs were singled out by the Council of the EU for risk assessment this week under the 1997 Joint action on new synthetic drugs. The decision follows consideration by...

Rapid spread of 'fun' drugs in eu nightlife scene demands innovative responses

2002 Annual report - focus on polydrug use, successful treatment strategies and drugs in prison

2002 Annual report - key trends - European drug strategies now have greater focus

Candidate CEECs make sterling efforts to tackle drugs

New study indicates fewer minor drug offences end up in court

Drug injecting has a disproportionate impact on public health

Drug injecting is rare and stigmatised by the public and, on the whole, by drug users themselves. But, despite this, it accounts for most of the severe health consequences of drug use...

UN drug control office, European Monitoring Centre develop 'common language' to address global drug problem

'HIV/AIDS 'still a big problem' among EU drug users, says drugs agency

Drugs agency offers strategic pointers for prevention policy

Drug users and the law in the EU

Council decides PMMA should be placed under control

The Council of the European Union adopted a unanimous decision on 28 February defining the new synthetic drug PMMA (para-methoxymethylamphetamine) as a substance to be placed under control measures and criminal penalties...

Substitution - a key component in drug treatment