Drug-related Deaths (DRD) expert meeting 2017

On 18–20 September 2017, the EMCDDA brings together more than forty European and international experts for a meeting on the key indicator Drug-related deaths. The meeting provides a space for sharing and discussing new data, studies and experiences at regional, national and European level.

It also aims to facilitate technical work around the collection and analysis of the different components of this indicator: overdose and toxicological information from special mortality registers; data from the general mortality registers; mortality cohort studies; as well as developments in responses. 

Experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia participated in the meeting and in a regional roundtable. The purpose of the round table was to exchange views and information about the current challenges of drug related deaths data collection and data sharing in the countries. The need for training activities for staff of forensic laboratories were also identified and possible future activities discussed.