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Preventing opioid overdose deaths with take-home naloxone

18.01.2016
This publication examines the case for distributing naloxone, an emergency medication, to people who inject opioids such as heroin and to others who might witness an opioid overdose. Through its capacity to...
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International Overdose Awareness Day

Today we mark International Overdose Awareness Day.
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EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe

15.06.2022
Recording of the EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe held 2 June 2022.
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Statistical Bulletin 2022 — health and social responses

14.06.2022
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EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe — different realities, challenges and what to expect from the future

Objective: The main objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the different types of drug consumptions rooms (DCRs) in Europe. It will describe the challenges and current reality, as...
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Spring European Testing week, 16-23 May 2022, www.testingweek.eu
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Spring European Testing Week 2022

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European Testing Week is a European campaign that encourages partner organisations — in community, health care and policy institutions — throughout Europe to unite for one week twice a year to increase...
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Spotlight on… Drug checking

31.03.2022
Drug-checking services provide individuals who use drugs with information on the chemical content of their drugs as well as advice and, sometimes, counselling or brief interventions. Service priorities vary and may include...
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Spotlight on... Drug checking

31.03.2022
What is drug checking? Drug-checking services provide individuals who use drugs with information on the chemical content of their drugs as well as advice and, sometimes, counselling or brief interventions. Service priorities...
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The state of harm reduction in prisons in 30 European countries with a focus on people who inject drugs and infectious diseases

29.08.2020
This paper aims to give an up-to-date overview on availability, coverage and policy framework of prison-based harm reduction interventions in Europe.
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Spotlight on… Drug consumption rooms

24.02.2022
Drug consumption rooms, sometimes known as supervised injecting facilities, are fixed or mobile spaces in which people who inject drugs are provided with sterile injection equipment and can use illicit drugs under...
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