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This report presents the key activities performed by the EMCDDA and Europol in 2015 and the results of the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control...

In February 2016, the EMCDDA and Europol examined the available information on a new psychoactive substance methyl 2-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)indole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoate, commonly known as MDMB-CHMICA, through a joint assessment. The two organisations concluded that sufficient...

These are the EMCDDA's final annual accounts for the financial year 2015.

In this issue: European Drug Report 2016 highlights | Return of MDMA | Rises in overdose deaths | Health responses to new psychoactive substances | Gold medal for EMCDDA | World hepatitis...

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...

This summary was prepared in the framework of the EMCDDA technical cooperation project ‘Towards a gradual improvement of ENP partner countries’ capacity to monitor and to meet drug-related challenges’ (ENPI), funded by...

This summary was prepared based on Pinchuk, I.J, Shum, S.S., Rumyantseva, S.S. et al. (2014), ‘2014 National report (2013 data) to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. It was...

The General Report of Activities is an annual publication providing a detailed progress report of the EMCDDA’s activities over a 12-month period. It catalogues the Centre’s achievements in each area of its...

In September 2015, the EMCDDA and Europol examined the available information on a new psychoactive substance N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (acetylfentanyl), through a joint assessment. The two organisations concluded that sufficient information had been accumulated...