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EMCDDA hosts workshop on evidence sharing to prevent and reduce harm related to addiction

Sharing evidence to help prevent and reduce harm related to addiction is the focus of a workshop hosted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon this week. The two-day event, opening...

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Regulation (EU) 1258/2013

This regulation amends Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors which establishes harmonised measures for the control and monitoring of...

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Regulation (EU) 1259/2013

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48th Reitox Meeting Heads of Focal Points – main comments and conclusions

These are the minutes from the 48th meeting of the heads of focal points of the Reitox network which took place in Lisbon on the 23-24 May 2013.

Europe takes decisive step forward in monitoring drug supply

A set of Council conclusions on improving the monitoring of drug supply in the European Union was adopted by the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels today ( 1 )...

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Formal opinion of the Scientific Committee on the EMCDDA 2014 work programme

Formal opinion of the Scientific Committee on the EMCDDA 2014 work programme.

2013 EMCDDA scientific paper award applauds excellence in drug-related research

The four winners of the 2013 EMCDDA scientific paper award will be honoured in Lisbon this week at the third annual award ceremony hosted by the EU agency ( 1 ). The...

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Challenges of surveying wastewater drug loads of small populations and generalizable aspects on optimizing monitoring design’

This scientific article was one of the 2015 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs

CICAD–OAS Executive Secretary, Ambassador Paul E. Simons, visits EMCDDA to discuss cooperation and perspectives for work programme 2014–18

Ambassador Paul E. Simons , Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) visits the EMCDDA today to discuss with the agency’s Director...

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Prescription opioid abuse in the UK

Given that drug abuse is a worldwide phenomenon, it would be valuable to determine whether the trend of increasing prescription opioid misuse and abuse seen in the USA is developing in the...