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Euro-DEN Plus network expands reach by welcoming eight new centres

The network will be collecting data from new hospital ‘sentinel’ centres in eight European cities

EMCDDA publishes Single Programming Document and 2017 work programme

The documents published cover the period 2017-19.

MDMB-CHMICA to be placed under control across the EU

MDMB-CHMICA is a synthetic cannabinoid and will be subject to ‘control measures’ throughout the EU.

European Parliament

EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies’ network: Directors present highlights and priorities

The Directors of FRA and the EMCDDA are at the European Parliament today, presenting highlights and priorities for the network.

Revamped online Healthy Nightlife Toolbox goes live today

As of today, the EMCDDA will be hosting an online Healthy Nightlife Toolbox (HNT), which collects and provides information on good-practice interventions targeting drug and alcohol use and related problems among young...

Correction to media articles

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) would like to clarify that, while its activities include reporting on online drug markets, it is not recruiting hackers or rehabilitated traffickers...

EMCDDA chairs JHA agencies’ network and focuses on the theme of the internet

This week, the EMCDDA embarks on a year-long presidency of a network of nine EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies (‘JHA network’), which play key advisory, operational and coordination roles in implementing...

EMCDDA meeting focuses on quality standards in drug demand reduction

Quality standards in drug demand reduction will be the focus of discussions today at an EMCDDA meeting gathering experts from seven countries. The purpose of the meeting is to present how the...

Council adopts its position on the reform of the new psychoactive substances legislation

On 8 December, the Council adopted its position on a package reforming the legislation on new psychoactive substances (NPS).

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...

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.

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...

ESPAD upcoming report

Upcoming ESPAD report on substance use among school students

The latest European data on substance use among 15–16-year-old school students will be released next week (20 September). The findings are based on a 2015 survey in 35 European countries

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EMCDDA Director presents the European Drug Report 2016 to members of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament

The Director will present the European Drug Report 2016 on 8 September 2016 to the members of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament. The presentation...

NPS

New psychoactive substances: Commission proposes new ban and strengthens the EU's Early Warning System and risk assessment

Today, the European Commission has proposed to subject the new psychoactive substance MDMB-CHMICA (sometimes referred to as ‘Black Mamba’) to control measures across the European Union.

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New EMCDDA report sheds light on drug-related hospital emergencies

Data from hospital emergency departments show that every year in Europe thousands of individuals experience drug-related poisoning and other harms, requiring some kind of medical assistance.