EUROPAD exists to improve the lives of opiate misusers and their families and to reduce the impact of illicit drug use on society as a whole.

The association works to develop opiate addiction treatment in Europe but also aims to make a major contribution to the knowledge of, and attitudes to, addiction treatment worldwide.

Every two years the Association organises a conference in a major European centre. The most recent of these attracted 500 delegates, an impressive collection of international speakers and a wide range of original papers.