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On 13-15 October 2020, the EMCDDA brought together more than seventy European and international experts for the annual meeting on the key indicator Drug-related deaths. The online meeting provided a space for...

The number of drug related deaths varies widely between countries and also sometimes in the same country in reported numbers from GMR and SR. These differences may be due to ‘real’ differences...

Discrepancies observed in drug related deaths are not solely due to differences in the actual deaths due to drugs but also due to certification and coding differences. The main aim of this...

The aim of this project was to review drug-induced deaths data mainly from the general mortality registers (GMRs), including the codification practices of drug related deaths (DRDs) following the World Health Organisation...

Minutes of the joint meeting ont he Drug-related deaths and mortality among drug users and Drug-related infectious diseases key indicators.

Minutes of the annual expert meeting ‘Drug-related deaths and mortality among drug users’ key indicator.

There have been increased numbers of cocaine-related deaths reported in some European countries since the early 1990s. There are indications that cocaine deaths are more difficult to define, detect and record as...

The objective of this report is to review the literature on preventable risks of fatal overdose in heroin users. To the extent that such factors can be identified, prevention and treatment interventions...

The key indicator 'Drug-Related Deaths (DRD) and mortality among drug users' has twocomponents. One is the overall and cause-specific mortality among drug users monitored through mortality cohort studies following drug users overtime...