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Spotlight on… Health and social responses to drug problems during the Covid-19 pandemic

What is the issue? On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, the virus has claimed millions of lives and has transformed nearly every aspect of...

Spotlight on… Health and social responses to drug problems during the Covid-19 pandemic

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, the virus has claimed millions of lives and has transformed nearly every aspect of individual and collective reality...

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Spotlight on… Performance- and image-enhancing drugs

Performance- and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) are substances used to improve or change a person’s physical appearance, and/or increase their strength and sporting prowess. PIEDs form part of a wider category of substances...

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Spotlight on… Synthetic cannabinoids

Synthetic cannabinoids (or synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists) is the name given to a diverse range of substances that act on the same brain receptors as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in...

Spotlight on… Understanding and using evidence

Types of evidence Different types of evidence may be used in developing and implementing responses. This can include: evaluations of interventions, such as randomised controlled trials and other experimental designs or observational...

Spotlight on… Understanding and using evidence

The various types of evidence that may be used in responding to drug problems differ in their strengths and weaknesses and in the information they can provide. Drug-related problems are multifaceted and...

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The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on drug service provision in European prisons

This paper aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 containment measures on the provision of drug treatment and harm reduction services in European prisons in15 countries during the early phase of...

European Questionnaire on Drug Use among People living in prison (EQDP) (Long version)

This is the final version of the questionnaire on drug use among prisoners at European level. The questionnaire is the results of several years of work in the field of drugs and...

European Questionnaire on Drug Use among People living in prison (EQDP) (Short version)

This is the final version of the short questionnaire on drug use among prisoners at European level. The questionnaire is the results of several years of work in the field of drugs...

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Annual meeting of the Legal and Policy Correspondents network for non-EU partners

The EMCDDA has been building a network of Legal and Policy Correspondents for 20 years with the objective of providing reliable information and finding similarities between the legal system around European Union...

EMCDDA expert meeting