Europe

Findings from the European Web Survey on Drugs 2021

We take a look at the top level findings from this anonymous survey run annually by EMCDDA and its partners. The survey reveals that cannabis and ecstasy use are the drug-consumption patterns most impacted by COVID-19 restrictions.

European Web Survey on Drugs

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The European Web Survey on Drugs collected data between March and April 2021 from people who use drugs, aged 18 or older, living in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries. During this period the populations in many European countries were...

EMCDDA launches PLATO e-learning platform and virtual community of practice

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PLATO, a multilingual integrated platform, is designed to facilitate online training, e-learning and discussion through a virtual community of practice (VCP). At present, PLATO hosts the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC), a programme...

Opioid-related deaths: health and social responses

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This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprises Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide 2021. It provides an overview of the most important aspects to consider when planning or delivering health and...

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

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Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift?

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Objective: This is the first EMCDDA webinar in the cannabis webinar series, which opens the debate with an all-encompassing overview of the key issues and response options available. Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug...

Cannabis control approaches across Europe

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The second webinar in EMCDDA's cannabis webinar series focuses on the debate around cannabis control approaches across Europe. It will aim to clarify concepts such as depenalisation, decriminalisation and legalisation. Background: Cannabis...

14th European Public Health Conference 2021 Public health futures in a changing world

10 November 2021

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The European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the European Public health Conference (EPH) are pleased to invite you to the 14th EPH conference.

The conference will address the following themes

Cocaine Insights 1

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7 September 2021

The cocaine market presents a clear threat at the global level. Well-defined locations of production in South America and large consumer markets in the Americas and Europe lead to trafficking routes from a circumscribed origin to specific...

Making the European Region Safer: developments in alcohol control policies, 2010–2019 (2021)

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16 September 2021

This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019. A detailed overview is...