European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)

The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) is the leading authority on illicit drugs in Europe. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, the EUDA provides independent scientific evidence and analysis on all aspects of this constantly changing threat to individual lives and wider society. The EUDA contributes to EU and national policies to protect Europe's citizens from drug-related harms. It is an agency of the European Union.

Mission

Our new mission focuses on contributing to European Union (EU) preparedness on drugs through four main actions: anticipate, alert, respond, and learn.

European Drug Report 2021

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The Trends and Developments report presents the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe. Focusing on illicit drug use, related harms and drug supply, the report contains a comprehensive set of national data across these...

European Drug Report 2021 Launch

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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 when the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches its European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments in a live online media event on 9 June.

EMCDDA Trendspotter Study on COVID-19 and Drugs

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The EMCDDA releases today the third in a series of rapid ‘trendspotter’ studies exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the drug situation and responses to it. Revisiting and reviewing findings from two studies in 2020 on the effects of the...

EU Drugs Agenda 2021 – 2025

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The Drug Policy Network South East Europe and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug

COVID-19 and Drugs in the European Neighbourhood: Lessons Learned from Ukraine and Georgia

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This webinar is part of the series of webinars that the EMCDDA has been organising over the past year around the theme of COVID-19. The purpose of the webinars is to help those working in the drugs field understand how drug users, and those supporting them, are coping with the pandemic and to share knowledge and experience.

Women and gender issues related to drugs

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EMCDDA has developed a variety of resources on women and drug use including publications, data, news, events and reports. You can also access the best practice portal, which provides an overview of the European picture and options to tailor...