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This report presents the results and outlines the key achievements and challenges faced by mechanism set up by the Council Decision in 2008. In 2008, 13 new psychoactive substances were officially notified...

Epidemiological studies routinely collect quantitative data on gender differences in drug use (e.g. prevalence, mortality), but far less is published on the qualitative aspects of female drug problems. This review presents quotations...

In many European countries, one or more general population surveys have been carried out to get an impression of the characteristics of illicit drug use at national level. Despite valuable efforts to...

This brochure presents the EMCDDA–Europol publication series on illicit drugs. Bringing together EMCDDA information and statistics on prevalence, health and drug research, with Europol data and knowledge on production, trafficking, markets and...

Drugnet Europe, the EMCDDA's quarterly newsletter, provides regular information on the Agency's activities to a broad readership. In this issue: Concerns expressed over Spice; latest findings on measuring illicit drugs in wastewater...

This review on indicated prevention adds to the current knowledge and understanding of risk factors in the development of later drug problems and dependence, focusing on the mental health and behavioural problems...

The EMCDDA 2009 work programme is the third annual work plan to implement the objectives identified in the broader 2007–2009 strategy and work programme, and provides the operational details of the activities...

This document gives an overview of the drug-related infectious diseases (DRID) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good quality data...

This document gives an overview of the general populations survey (GPS) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good quality data...

This document gives an overview of the problem drug use (PDU) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good quality data...