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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...

Record number of new drugs reported in 2009, says report

A record number of new drugs were officially reported in 2009 to the EMCDDA and Europol via the EU early-warning system (EWS) on new psychoactive substances. This is according to the EMCDDA–Europol...

EU drugs agency publishes major work on harm reduction: past, present and future

Harm reduction is now an integral part of contemporary drug policies and plays an important role in responding to drug use in Europe. But this has not always been the case, say...

EMCDDA and Europol Directors review new substances entering Europe’s illicit drug market

Monitoring new substances entering Europe’s illicit drug market was the focus of talks today between the Directors of the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European law enforcement agency (Europol). The two...

EU drugs agency signs accord with Ukrainian Ministry of Health

The European Union and Ukraine will share information on drugs more systematically in future, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Kiev today between the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and...

Board elects Portuguese member João Goulão as new EMCDDA Chairman

The EU drugs agency’s Management Board convened for a two-day meeting in Lisbon today, kicking off with elections for Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board. João Goulão, Portuguese national drug coordinator and...

Role of Community agencies in EU enlargement process reinforced

With the Lisbon Treaty entering into force on 1 December, the issue of EU institutional reform now moves to the sidelines, offering the chance for EU enlargement to move to centre stage...

‘Community agencies: partners in accession’

‘Community agencies: partners in accession’ will be the focus of a conference hosted by the Lisbon-based EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Sintra from 25–27 November, at the initiative of the European Commission...

Annual report 2009: highlights

There is little to suggest any improvement regarding cocaine and heroin use in Europe, the two substances that remain at the heart of Europe’s drugs problem, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)...

Message from Wolfgang Götz, Director of the EMCDDA, on the launch of the 2009 annual report

Below is the text of speech given by Mr. Wolf Götz on the occasion of the launch of the Annual report 2009: the state of the drugs problem in Europe. The past...

New drugs: difficulties of ‘hitting a moving target’

Europe is faced with an increasingly complex and volatile synthetic drug market, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). Suppliers are now ‘highly innovative’ in their production processes, product ranges and marketing and...

PowerPoint presentation: Headlines 2009 Annual report

The 2009 headlines and key facts are included in a PowerPoint presentation in 23 languages.

Upcoming launch of the Annual report 2009 from the EU drugs agency

The Annual report 2009: the state of the drugs problem in Europe — the flagship publication from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) — will be launched in Brussels early November. Launch date...

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and dignitaries pay study visit to EU drugs agency

Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, Đurđa Adlešič, visited the EMCDDA today as the country prepares for membership of this EU agency. Ms Adlešič, who is also president of the Commission on Combating...

Responding to drug driving in Europe

Many of the accidents and deaths that occur on European roads are caused by drivers whose performance is impaired by a psychoactive substance. Alcohol alone is estimated to account for up to...

EU drugs agency, EMCDDA, moves to new premises

The EU drugs agency, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), moved this month to new premises in the Portuguese capital. From now on, it can be contacted at...

EMCDDA and Europol release joint report on methamphetamine

The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Police Office (Europol) released today the first edition in a new series of joint publications covering key aspects of European drug markets. The launch...

EMCDDA Management Board renews mandate of Wolfgang Götz

During its meeting in Lisbon today, the EMCDDA Management Board decided unanimously to renew the mandate of Wolfgang Götz as Director of the EU drugs agency for a further term of five...