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Archived content: a more recent and up-to-date version of this publication is now available: Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021 This guide and the associated package of...

The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with...

Hepatitis C among drug users in Europe: epidemiology, treatment and prevention provides a timely contribution to raising awareness of the hepatitis C epidemic in Europe and the opportunities now opening up to...

While prevalence levels of NPS use remain low in the general European population, there are important concerns with more problematic forms of use and harms. This short report provides an overview of...

The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) over the last decade has posed a major challenge to drug policy. While the limited available data indicates that prevalence levels of NPS use are...

The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with...

This publication examines the case for distributing naloxone, an emergency medication, to people who inject opioids such as heroin and to others who might witness an opioid overdose. Through its capacity to...

The result of the EMCDDA’s cooperation with countries in the Western Balkans over many years, this report is the first of its kind. It gives insight into the drug-related problems faced by...

This report was prepared based on materials of the Reitox Academy ‘Prevention of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs in some Western Balkan countries which took place on 29-30 October 2013...

Drug overdose is one of the major causes of death among young people in Europe. This paper considers how naloxone — an effective antidote that can reverse opioid intoxication — combined with...