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Gaps in HIV prevention expose Europe to risk of outbreaks

01.12.2014
In Europe, decades of investment in effective HIV prevention measures targeting people who inject drugs continue to bear fruit as demonstrated by the long-term decline in HIV diagnoses related to drug injecting...
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Annual award ceremony to celebrate excellence in scientific writing on illicit drugs

24.11.2014
The four winners of the 2014 EMCDDA scientific paper award will be honoured in Lisbon on 25 November at the fourth annual award ceremony hosted by the EU agency (1). The winners...
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Third EMCDDA Reitox week

19.11.2014
Candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU, preparing to collaborate with the EMCDDA, will participate in the third ‘Reitox week’ to be held in Lisbon from 25–28 November. This annual...
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Pregnancy and opioid use: strategies for treatment

14.11.2014
Illicit opioid consumption is associated with an increase in obstetric complications in pregnant women. It also brings with it a range of potential dangers for the child, both before and after birth...
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Click and learn with the EMCDDA’s new-look Best practice portal

23.10.2014
Real-life responses to drug problems come under the spotlight today as the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches its revamped Best practice portal. Designed as a practical and reliable source of what works...
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Drug-related harms and responses in focus at annual EMCDDA expert meetings

13.10.2014
Latest evidence in the area of drug overdose, HCV infections and HIV outbreaks among drug users will be among the topics discussed in a series of events unfolding this week at the...
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Second EMDAS graduation ceremony at EMCDDA

29.09.2014
The second group of 25 students graduating from the European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies (EMDAS), will receive their diplomas at a ceremony at the EMCDDA on 30 September (1). EMDAS...
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Four new drugs to be placed under control

25.09.2014
Today, EU Ministers adopted a European Commission proposal to control four new psychoactive substances currently raising health concerns in Europe. With today's decision, the substances MDPV, methoxetamine, AH-7921, and 25I-NBOMe will be...
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EMCDDA unites expert networks in integrated approach to monitoring

24.09.2014
‘Continuity and change: high-risk drug use and drug treatment in Europe’, is the focus of events unfolding this week at the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon (1). Two parallel EMCDDA expert...
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European Parliament President Martin Schulz to visit EU agencies in Lisbon

19.09.2014
Newly re-elected President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will visit the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on 23 September, accompanied by Secretary of State for...
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ECDC-EMCDDA mission on HIV status and hepatitis surveillance in Latvia

03.09.2014
At the invitation of the Latvian government, and in the context of high HIV levels in the country, ECDC and the EMCDDA have joined forces to assist national experts in preventing and...
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Published today on World Hepatitis Day: New EMCDDA review on hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in Europe

28.07.2014
People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Treatment options are improving and may enhance prevention; however access for PWID may be poor. To...
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Eurojust and EMCDDA pledge to boost cooperation

15.07.2014
Exchanging strategic and technical information in the areas of drug legislation and supply was among the pledges made today in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)...
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Third European drugs summer school opens today in Lisbon

30.06.2014
The third European drugs summer school (EDSS) — ‘Illicit drugs in Europe: demand, supply and public policies’ — opens today in Lisbon and will run until 11 July. The initiative, organised by...
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26 June: International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking

25.06.2014
An estimated 28 000 lives are lost on Europe’s roads every year and a further 1.34 million people are injured (1). Many of these accidents and deaths are caused by drivers whose...
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EU drugs agency places six topics in the spotlight with new online analyses

27.05.2014
The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) releases today alongside its European Drug Report 2014: Trends and developments, six new additions to its Perspectives on drugs (PODs) series. This latest selection of online, interactive...
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European Drug Report out today — Europe’s drugs problem ‘increasingly complex’

27.05.2014
Europe’s drugs problem is becoming increasingly complex with new challenges emerging that raise concerns for public health. This is according to the European Drug Report 2014: Trends and developments released today by...
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Largest multi-city study on drug wastewater analysis released today

27.05.2014
The findings of the largest European project to date in the emerging science of wastewater analysis (WWA) are released today in an article published in Addiction (1). The project in question —...
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International experts to examine latest findings in the field of new drugs

15.05.2014
International experts gather in Rome today to examine the latest scientific research in the rapidly-changing field of novel (or new) psychoactive substances (NPS). They will be participating in the Third international conference...
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EU drugs agency to launch European Drug Report 2014

24.04.2014
The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be presenting its annual overview of the European drug situation on 27 May in a multilingual, multimedia information package focusing on today’s rapidly shifting drug phenomenon...
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