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HCV prevalence and risk behaviours among injectors of new psychoactive substances in a risk environment in Hungary-An expanding public health burden

In Hungary a large increase in injecting new psychoactive substances (NPS) coincided with decreasing harm reduction efforts and rising HCV infection. NPS injectors in Hungary are at severe risk of blood-borne infections...

Drug-related infectious diseases in Europe: update from the EMCDDA expert network

This report provides an update on infectious diseases related to injecting drug use in Europe. It covers both the EMCDDA Drug-related infectious diseases indicator, which collects data on the situation, and the...

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Response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens (ARISTOTLE programme)

Angelos Hatzakis, MD, PhD is one of the winners of the 2016 EMCDDA scientific award. The prize, inaugurated in 2011 by the EMCDDA and its Scientific Committee, celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes...

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Hoffnung für die Behandlung von Hepatitis C bei Drogenkonsumenten

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Drug-related deaths in Sweden – Estimations of trends, effects of changes in recording practices and studies of drug patterns

This report provides a detailed description of drug-related mortality in Sweden. The report provides a basis for an expert meeting in Stockholm in September 2016 as part of a project on drug-related...

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Psychosis associated with acute recreational drug toxicity: a European case series

Psychosis can be associated with acute recreational drug and novel psychoactive substance (NPS) toxicity. However, there is limited data available on how common this is and which drugs are most frequently implicated...

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Psychosis associated with acute recreational drug toxicity: a European case series

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Hospital emergency presentations and acute drug toxicity in Europe — update from the Euro-DEN Plus research group and the EMCDDA

This rapid communication provides an update on drug related hospital emergency presentations in Europe with a specific focus on the latest results for acute drug toxicity presentations to the European Drug Emergencies...

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Hepatitis C among drug users in Europe: epidemiology, treatment and prevention

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...

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Interview: Responses to new psychoactive substances in sexual health settings

Information on health responses to the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is emerging but, in many cases, remains anecdotal.