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EMCDDA highlights new health risks as products and patterns of use change

Europe’s drug market remains resilient, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today as it launches in Lisbon its European Drug Report 2016: Trends and Developments,

Speech by Alexis Goosdeel at National Drugs Coordinators’ meeting, Dutch Presidency

EMCDDA Director, Alexis Goosdeel, attended the EU National Drugs Coordinators' meeting on 'Drugs and Nightlife' in Amsterdam, where he presented his views on developing efficient interventions for recreational drug use.

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Coming up: European Drug Report 2016

What drugs are causing the most harm and concern today? What are the most recent developments in drug prevention, treatment and policy? These and other questions will be explored on 31 May...

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EMCDDA to join EU delegation at UNGASS 2016 in New York

The 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs will convene at the UN headquarters in New York from 19–21 April. This meeting represents a major opportunity for the international community...

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Follow the EMCDDA delegation at UNGASS 2016

The UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs, taking place from 19–21 April 2016 in New York, is a major political moment and an opportunity for the international community to review...

Director's speech: presentation of the EU Drug Markets Report, LIBE Committee, European Parliament, Brussels

Dear Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to present to you today the second EU Drug Markets Report that was launched on Tuesday with Commissioner Avramopoulos and my colleague...

New report highlights wide-ranging impact of EU drug markets on society

Europeans spend at least EUR 24 billion on illicit drugs each year, making it one of the main profit-generating activities for organised criminals in Europe.

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Speech by EMCDDA Director on the occasion of the launch of EU Drug Markets Report, Brussels

Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here today with Commissioner Avramopoulos and with my colleague Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol, to launch the second EU Drug Markets Report...

EMCDDA presents latest advances in monitoring illicit drugs in wastewater

The latest advances in the science of wastewater analysis are presented by the EMCDDA today in a new report 'Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater'.

59th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 14–22 March 2016, Vienna

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central UN policy-making body in drug-related matters, opens its 59th session in Vienna this month (14–22 March).

Evaluation of the EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan (2013–2016): public consultation

The EU Drugs Strategy provides a political framework and priorities for action in the field of drug policies for the period 2013–2020. It is structured around two policy fields: drug demand reduction...

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Upcoming strategic analysis of the European drug market

Illicit drugs are big business. They are one of the main profit-generating activities of organised crime and are estimated to represent around one-fifth of global crime proceeds.

New EMCDDA report: the internet and drug markets

How do online drug markets function? What technologies do they use? How do they relate to the traditional drug market? How can they be monitored and controlled?

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Council of EU representatives visit EMCDDA

Representatives of the Justice Affairs Directorate of the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU will visit the EMCDDA on 4 February where they will meet the agency’s Director Alexis Goosdeel...

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Director presents EMCDDA strategy and work programme 2016–18 and annual work programme 2016 at European Parliament

The EMCDDA Director will be presenting to members of the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) highlights from the EMCDDA strategy and work programme 2016–18 and the 2016 annual...

New EMCDDA insights into naloxone, the overdose antidote that can help save lives

Between 6 000 and 8 000 drug-induced deaths are reported in Europe every year, with opioids, such as heroin, found in most overdose cases. Yet with adequate intervention, using the overdose-reversal drug...

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Registration opens for fifth European drugs summer school

This year the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and the EMCDDA will be hosting the fifth European drugs summer school (EDSS) from 27 June to 8 July. Registration opens today...

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Alexis Goosdeel at helm of EU drugs agency

Alexis Goosdeel (Belgium) took up the post of EMCDDA Director on 1 January 2016, having been formally appointed to the position by the agency’s Management Board in October 2015 for a five-year...

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EMCDDA Management Board elects new Chair and Vice-Chair

The Management Board held elections today for a new Chair and Vice-Chair. Laura d’Arrigo (France) was elected Chair and Franz Pietsch (Austria) Vice-Chair.

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New EMCDDA report explores combined mental health and substance use disorders

The co-existence of mental illness and psychoactive drug or other substance use problems — otherwise known as ‘comorbidity’ or ‘dual diagnosis’ — is an issue which has been on the radar of...