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The future of drug monitoring in Europe until 2030

Book

31 March 2023

Introduction Patterns of drug use and developments in the drug market in Europe are becoming more complex and dynamic, with major implications for drug monitoring and research. This observation prompted the European Monitoring Centre for...

Cannabis Use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Scientific article

Abstract Background and Aims The most available data on the prevalence of cannabis use come from population surveys conducted in high-income countries in North America, Oceania and Europe. Less is known about the prevalence of cannabis use...

EMCDDA webinar: Methamphetamine in Europe — past and present

Video and audio recordings

Objective: To explore the problem of methamphetamine in Europe. In this webinar, EMCDDA will explore the problem of methamphetamine in Europe, how it is deeply rooted in the history of our continent and how it evolved.

Risk Behaviour of Adolescents Aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to Sex, Age, and Body Mass Index

Scientific article

10 August 2022

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image. AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the...

Gender, employment, and continuous pandemic as predictors of alcohol and drug consumption during the COVID-19.

Scientific article

1 November 2021

Aims This study aims to assess the impacts of the continuous pandemic state, gender and employment status on changes in substance use during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods A sample of 828 Israelis participated in an online survey and...

Substances use between early and later stages of the COVID 19 pandemic in Israel

Scientific article

12 August 2021

Aims Only several empirical studies have examined substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in general populations. Most of these studies compared self-reported substances use before the pandemic and during the pandemic's early stages...

EMCDDA webinar: Displaced people and EU preparedness — lessons from Ukraine

14 December 2022

Online

Objective: to understand the short- and long-term responses of drug services to a major flux of displaced people and the related challenges.

Background: COVID-19 has raised attention in Europe, and globally, on the importance of monitoring preparedness towards potential emergencies.

How wastewater monitoring can boost preparedness for new health threats

Video and audio recordings

Objective: to explore wastewater analysis as a methodology contributing to EU preparedness and response Background: COVID-19 has raised the attention of Europe, and globally, on the importance of readiness towards potential emergencies...

Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada

Scientific article

27 September 2022

Background Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has...

Mortality and life-years lost following subsequent physical comorbidity in people with pre-existing substance use disorders: a national registry-based retrospective cohort study of hospitalised individuals in Czechia

Scientific article

3 November 2022

Summary Background Substance use disorders constitute a major global public health problem, attributable largely to their subsequent comorbidity with other health conditions. This study aimed to investigate the risk of all-cause death and...