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Available data on the substances injected by users are based on self-reports collected in drug treatment registries or ad-hoc surveys. While these data are informative, they are often available only after some...

Drug-related homicide is one of the most serious manifestations of drug markets and has a high social cost. It can also be an indicator of wider drug-related violent crime. Comparing statistics on...

EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD) is the name of an EU-funded project developed and managed by the EMCDDA as part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening cooperation and sharing expertise. It involves countries in...

COVID-19 is the name of a disease caused by a coronavirus and was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic...

Recent statistics reveal that more than 25 000 people die on European roads each year and many more are seriously injured. No less than a quarter of these deaths are estimated to be...

A unique insight into acute health harms is provided by hospital emergency data, which widen the scope of monitoring health consequences of drug use, beyond other more established indicators. Emergency data can serve...

Estimating drug-related public expenditure and developing the economic evaluation of drug policy have been on the European agenda for more than a decade. However, only a few countries have produced comprehensive estimates...

Young people are often at the leading edge of social change, and upward trends in alcohol and illicit drug use by them constitute an important social development in the EU. Young people...