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EU-Western Balkans senior officials meeting on Justice and Home Affairs

This meeting is organised under the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU and it takes place in Brussels. The EMCDDA is represented by its Director Mr Alexis Goosdeel.

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New psychoactive substances (NPS)

A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is defined as 'a new narcotic or psychotropic drug, in pure form or in preparation, that is not controlled by the United Nations drug conventions, but which...

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Synthetic cannabinoids

Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (commonly referred to as ‘synthetic cannabinoids’) are a group of substances that mimic the effects of (–)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the substance that is primarily responsible for the...

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Evaluation of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), 2018

The text below is extracted from the opening section of the evaluation report ("Context). The human and social costs of drug addiction are very high. Drugs and drug addiction affect the health...

Training on ‘Data collection and reporting on drug seizures’ for IPA beneficiaries

The objective of this one-day training was to familiarise national experts from the candidate and potential candidate countries in the methodology and tools for collecting country-level drug seizure data, as per the...

EU4MD – Technical visit to Moldova

13.05.2019 to 16.05.2019

Visit by the EMCDDA to Moldova integrated in the project EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD).

EU4MD – Technical visit to Ukraine

13.05.2019 to 15.05.2019

Visit by the EMCDDA to Ukraine integrated in the project EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD).

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General population surveys (GPS)

General population surveys (GPS) are one of the core tools underpinning the EMCDDA's prevalence and patterns of drug use key indicator which enables the collection and interpretation of harmonised, good quality data...

Penalties at a glance

Dataset of penalties or rehabilitative responses for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe.

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European Web Survey on Drugs (2016): patterns of use — emerging findings

This flyer present some preliminary findings from the European Web Survey on Drugs, based on the survey round carried out in 2016. The European Web Survey on Drugs project aims to develop...