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EMCDDA Director at Vatican City workshop on drugs

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is at the Vatican City today where he will speak at a two-day workshop entitled ‘Narcotics: problems and solutions of this global issue’. The event is organised by...

Registration opens for Lisbon Addictions 2017

Following the success of the First European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies in 2015, the organisers are pleased to announce Lisbon Addictions 2017, to be held in the Portuguese capital from...

Registration opens for sixth European drugs summer school

The University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be joining forces next summer to hold the sixth European drugs summer school (EDSS) on ‘Illicit drugs in Europe...

Commissioner Vytenis Andriutakis

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to visit EMCDDA

Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will visit the EMCDDA today for an update on the agency’s work in the area of public health.

EMCDDA Director pays official visit to Europol

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying an official visit to Europol today where he will discuss with Director Rob Wainwright opportunities for further cooperation between the two agencies.

Contingency management

Contingency management can help retain people in treatment and strengthen abstinence

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the EMCDDA has published a new review on how contingency management can help treat those with substance use disorders.

How can contingency management support treatment for substance use disorders? A systematic review

Contingency management is a general behavioural intervention technique used in the treatment of drug dependence. This EMCDDA Paper contains a systematic review of studies on the effectiveness of contingency management when used...

Third EMDAS graduation ceremony at the EMCDDA

The third group of students graduating from the European Masters in Drug and Alcohol Studies (EMDAS), will receive their diplomas at a ceremony at the EMCDDA on 23 September. EMDAS is a...

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ESPAD Report 2015 — Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

This report presents the most recent and comprehensive data on substance use among 15- to 16-year-old school students in Europe. Based on the responses from over 90 000 girls and boys, the...

ESPAD Report 2015: promotional brochure

This brochure provides an overview of the 2015 ESPAD Report which the EMCDDA co-produced with ESPAD.