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EMCDDA webinar: Drug-related deaths in Europe, current challenges and implications for responses

13.12.2021
Recording of the EMCDDA webinar on drug-related deaths in Europe, 8 December 2021.
Countries in the west of Europe are more likely to provide take-home naloxone than in the east of Europe
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Infographic. Availability of take-home naloxone programmes in Europe

14.12.2021
This infographic, developed to accompany the miniguide Opioid-related deaths: health and social responses presents data on the availability of take-home naloxone programmes in the EU-27, Norway and Turkey (as at November 2021)...
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A global study of the escalation of substance use and its association with mental health symptoms during the early wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

01.06.2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic impact were associated with widespread anxiety, depression, and psychological distress which may increase addictive behaviors. An increase in substance use and other addictive behaviors...
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World AIDS Day: new EMCDDA miniguide on responding to drug-related infectious diseases

01.12.2021
Health and social responses to drug-related infectious diseases are explored today in a new EMCDDA miniguide, released to mark World AIDS Day. The resource is the eighth in a series of miniguides...
only two countries in Europe have achieved the OAT and syringe targets defined by the World Health Organisation
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Infographic. Number of sterile syringes distributed per person who injects drugs and proportion of high-risk opioid users in opioid agonist treatment (OAT)

05.07.2021
This graphic is part of the Elimination barometer on viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs in Europe (prevention component). Figure. Number of sterile syringes distributed per person who injects drugs and...
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EMCDDA webinar: Drug-related deaths in Europe, current challenges and implications for responses

Description: This webinar is linked to the latest bundle of EMCDDA miniguides which focus on responding to drug-related harms. It aims to provide an insight into the current situation regarding drug-related deaths...
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Health and social responses to problems associated with the use of performance- and image-enhancing drugs

22.11.2021
Performance- and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) include a wide range of drugs across various pharmacological categories and are subject to different legal controls and medicinal regulation across European countries. Their common feature is...
european public health conference virtual event 10-12 november on public health futures in a changing world
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14th European Public Health Conference 2021

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The 14th EPH Conference 2021 - Public health futures in a changing world, will take place on a virtual platform on 10-12 November. The EMCDDA is represented at the conference in the...
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Most clients entering treatment for cocaine in Europe are self-referred, in outpatient settings, in stable accomodation, male, with a range of employment statuses and use several times a week
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Infographic: clients entering treatment for cocaine in Europe

04.07.2022
This infographic, developed to accompany the miniguide Stimulants: health and social responses in Europe presents some key statistics on clients entering treatment with cocaine as their primary drug, in the EU-27, Norway...
Most clients entering treatment for amphetamines in Europe are self-referred, in outpatient settings, in stable accomodation, male, with a range of employment statuses and use several times a week
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Infographic: clients entering treatment for amphetamines in Europe

14.06.2022
This infographic, developed to accompany the miniguide Stimulants: health and social responses in Europe presents some key statistics on clients entering treatment with amphetaminces as their primary drug, in the EU-27, Norway...
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