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Motion graphic: Wastewater-based drug epidemiology explained

Drug use is a complex, hidden and often highly stigmatised behaviour. This is also why measuring it is such a difficult task. Wastewater analysis is a rapidly developing scientific discipline that has...

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ESPAD Report 2015 — Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

This report presents the most recent and comprehensive data on substance use among 15- to 16-year-old school students in Europe. Based on the responses from over 90 000 girls and boys, the...

ESPAD Report 2015: promotional brochure

This brochure provides an overview of the 2015 ESPAD Report which the EMCDDA co-produced with ESPAD.

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New ESPAD results: teenage drinking and smoking down, but concerns posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours

Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school students are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over challenges posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours.

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Expert meeting on the epidemiological indicator patterns and trends in drug use

19.09.2016 to 20.09.2016

On 19 and 20 September 2016, the EMCDDA will bring together more than forty European and international experts for a meeting on the key indicator Prevalence and patterns of drug use among...

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Video: Substance use among 15- to 16-year-old students (ESPAD 2015)

Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school students are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over challenges posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours. And while overall illicit drug use...

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Voluntary EMQ Module for monitoring use of New (and not so new) Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in General Adult Population Surveys and School Surveys

This module is a supplement to the original European model questionnaire (EMQ). The questions provide additional information on the use of ‘new and non standard drugs’. (specifically: controlled or non-controlled psychoactive products...

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Minutes of the 2012 EMCDDA expert meeting on Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population

These are the minutes fron the 2012 annual expert meeting on the EMCDDA epidemiological indicator 'Prevalence and patterns of drug use among the general population' which took place the 26 and 27...

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European Drug Report 2016: Trends and Developments

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...

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Estimating the size of the main illicit retail drug markets in Europe

This report includes estimates of the total size of the retail drug market in the European Union (EU) in 2013 for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy. October 2018: An error has...