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Spotlight: Impact of COVID-19 on EMCDDA activities

2020 was a year full of challenges and opportunities. EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel gives us his assessment of the last year and explains how COVID-19 helped create a better EMCDDA experience.

Video screenshot of the press conference on occasion of the European Drug Report launch with Kathryn Robertson, Media relations, and EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel seated in the launch studio.

Video: Launch of the 2021 European Drug Report: Online media event

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use and supply? What drugs are causing the most concern today? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking? Find out more in...

Screenshot of a presentation from the EMCDDA webinar on the Summer School

EMCDDA Webinar: EMCDDA drugs schools and the next generation of drug professionals

Recording of the EMCDDA webinar 'Disseminating the European balanced approach on drugs through training: EMCDDA drugs schools and the next generation of drug professionals'.

Graphics shows price and purity in the EU for amphetamine in 2019. Average price is betwen 10 and 25 Euro per gram. Purity is between 20 to 35 %, Since 2009, prices are stable but purity has increased over 60%,

Amphetamine price and purity in the European Union (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows price and purity data for amphetamine in the European Union. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and definitions may be...

graphic showing seizures of amphetamine in the EU in 2019. 34000 seizures were made and 17 tonnes in weight. Including Turkey and Norway, the number of seizures was 41000 and the weight seized 20.3 tonnes

Amphetamine seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows seizures data for amphetmaine in the European Union in 2019. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and definitions may be...

Infographic giving an overview of characteristics of amphetamine users entering treatment in EU in 2019. 75% are male. They use on average 4 times a week. Most users sniff and the highest number of users are located in countrries in Eastern Europe.

Amphetamine users entering treatment in the EU (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows characteristics and trends for apmhetmaine users entering treatment (EU-27), including trends. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and definitions may...

Infographic shows price and purity for cannabis resin and herbal in EU. Price for resin is on average between 7 and 12 euros and for herbal betwen 8 and 13. Resin is about twice as potent. Price is fairly stable since 2009 but potency has increased a lot.

Cannabis price and potency in the European Union (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows price and purity data for cannabis resin and herbal cannabiis inthe European Union. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and...

Graphic showing seizures of cannabis resin and herb in the EU in 2019. While numbers for quantities of seizures are similar (approximately 350000 in the EU), the quantity in weight of cannabis resin seized is two to three times greater than for herb.

Cannabis seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows seizures data for cannabis resin and herbal cannabis in the European Union. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and definitions...

infographic showing characteristics of cannabis users entering treatment. 84% are male. Approximately half are daily users.Trends since 2009 so an apprroximately 20% increase.

Cannabis users entering treatment in the EU (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows characteristics and trends for cannabis users entering treatment (EU-27), including trends. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and definitions may...

Graphic showing number and quantity of seizures of cocaine in the EU in 2021. Approximately 100000 seizures in number and a little over 200 tonnes in weight.

Cocaine seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)

Graphic shows seizures data for cocaine in the European Union in 2019. This graphic is take from the European Drug Report 2021. Full source data and methods and definitions may be...