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Much attention is focused on the many new drugs emerging alongside the apparent decline in the use of established substances, such as heroin. In this globalised, inter-connected world the situation can change...

Some drug users go on to develop more severe forms of use, defined by the EMCDDA as ‘high-risk drug use’: ‘recurrent drug use that is causing actual harms (negative consequences) to the...

General population survey data from EU Member States show that cannabis is the illicit drug most used by Europeans. The latest data show that an estimated 14.6 million young Europeans (aged 15–34)...

Comparable and reliable information on the numbers and characteristics of those entering specialised drug treatment in EU Member States is essential for understanding the European drug problem. The EMCDDA has been collecting...

Drug strategies and plans adopted over the last five years by six intergovernmental organisations engage 148 countries in five continents. Here, we present a brief overview of these documents, looking at their...