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The Green List contains the four schedules of control for psychotropic substances under the 1971 Convention. The Green List also contains information regarding the synonyms and trade names of those substances, conversion...

The Yellow List contains the full list of internationally controlled narcotic drugs under the 1961 Convention. The Yellow List also contains information regarding the synonyms and trade names of those substances, conversion...

The level of drug use in the population is an ongoing topic of concern for policymakers, and regular adjustments to the penalty for this might reflect how much sanctions are viewed politically...

This scientific article was one of the 2018 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs. This article won the award in...

An overview of regulatory approaches to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in the European Union.

This speech was made by the Director of the EMCDDA at the National Drug Coordinators Meeting in Luxembourg in March 2005. Following a short survey, it outlined the legal options in different...

Please note: this document forms part of the EMCDDA's institutional record. The information contained within this document may no longer be correct or relevant. More up-to-date information on this topic is available...

This Council Framework Decision lays down down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking.

One of the targets of the EU action plan is ‘to reduce significantly over five years the prevalence of drug use, as well as new recruitment to it, particularly among young people...

Drug use is directly or indirectly prohibited in all EU countries – except for in medical or scientific circumstances – and punishment for offences varies from administrative to penal, depending on the...