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EU drugs agency launches new guidelines for HIV testing in injecting drug users

More injecting drug users should undergo tests for HIV, viral hepatitis and other infections such as tuberculosis, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). In new guidelines published today on the eve of...

‘Drug problems have no age limits’ — more older drug users seeking help, says EMCDDA

‘Drug problems have no age limits,’ says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). In a special review published today alongside its 2010 Annual report, the agency reveals why drug use is no longer...

Cecilia Malmström: 'Enhanced monitoring of the movement of illegal drugs across EU borders will help our efforts to tackle organised crime'

What new challenges and threats is Europe facing in the drugs field? What are the latest legal, social, health and law-enforcement responses? How many drug users are treated in Europe every year...

Europe faces new challenges posed by changes in drug supply and use

Changes in the supply and use of established drugs and the emergence of a record number of new substances increasingly test Europe’s drug control models, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). These...

Over 1 million drug users a year in treatment, but considerable challenges remain

Offering effective treatment to those with substance use problems is a central pillar of Europe’s response to drugs. According to the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA), both the quality and quantity of care...

PowerPoint presentation: Headlines 2010 Annual report

The 2010 headlines and key facts are included in a PowerPoint presentation in 22 languages.

European Commissioner John Dalli visits EMCDDA

(8.11.2010, LISBON) Mr John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, visited the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon this morning for the latest update on the drug phenomenon across Europe...

EU drugs agency signs accord with Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group

Coordinating efforts to address Europe’s drugs problem and using resources effectively were among the pledges made today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe...

Conference to lay groundwork for monitoring drug markets, crime and supply reduction

Drug trafficking remains one of the most productive trades for organised criminal groups in the EU today. And understanding how the illicit drug market works is a high priority of the ongoing...

EMCDDA and CICAD–OAS launch joint handbook on building national drug observatories

The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organisation of American States (OAS) launch in Montevideo today a joint handbook on Building a national drugs...

EU drugs agency presents the latest facts, figures, trends and analysis

Consult the latest data and commentary on the drugs problem in Europe in the upcoming Annual report 2010 from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The report, the agency’s flagship publication, will be...

EU drugs agency explores cooperation with Europe’s closest neighbours

Europe’s drug monitoring system will be showcased by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Brussels this week at a seminar held in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) (1). Perspectives...

EMCDDA and ONDCP Directors compare policy developments and review status of cooperation

Director of the US White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), R. Gil Kerlikowske, visited the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon today for talks with the agency’s Director Wolfgang...

EMCDDA and CICAD Directors sign three-year work programme

James Mack, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), visited the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon today for talks with EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz. The focus of the...

Injecting drug use — stable or declining in most European countries

Injecting drug use is strongly associated with severe health problems in drug users, including both blood-borne infections (e.g. HIV/AIDS, hepatitis) and overdose. But the latest analysis of this practice is encouraging, says...

Twenty-five years’ experience in the cross-border collection and analysis of information

Wolfgang Götz has been Director of the EMCDDA since May 2005, having been appointed by the agency’s Management Board on 19 April that year. In July 2009, the Board renewed his mandate...

EU drugs and medicines agencies sign agreement today in London

Exchanging information on new psychoactive substances and misused medicines is facilitated today, thanks to a new working arrangement signed in London this afternoon by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European...

Children’s voices — experiences and perceptions of children around drugs and alcohol

A collection of narratives from children on issues of substance use in Europe is released by the EMCDDA today ahead of International Children’s Day (1 June). Alcohol and drug use in their...

Council calls on EU scientific experts to assess risks of mephedrone

Europe has responded to rising concern over the use of the synthetic drug mephedrone by formally requesting a scientific investigation into the health and social risks of the substance. The decision was...

Latest analysis of cocaine market highlights ‘secondary extraction’ laboratories in Europe

Increasingly sophisticated techniques to conceal and smuggle cocaine into Europe are reviewed in a new EMCDDA–Europol market analysis — Cocaine: A European Union perspective in the global context (1). Published today, the...