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The New European Union Drugs Strategy

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Online

Date: Thursday 19th March, 2026

Time: 14:30 - 15:30 CEST Brussels local time

In December 2025, the European Union adopted a new drugs strategy. What are the priorities? What's new? How might this affect in practice? Its coordinator, Jo De Cock, will present it and answer questions from representatives of civil society and academia.

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Artificial Intelligence in Addiction: Challenges and Opportunities

Scientific article
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The article explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is currently used — and could be used — in the field of addiction research and treatment. The authors note that AI (machine learning, data mining, predictive analytics) offers...

Substance Use Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Scientific article
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The study examines whether artificial intelligence can reliably predict the use of specific substances in Finland, including cannabis, ecstasy, amphetamine, cocaine and non-prescribed medicines. Using data from the 2022 Finnish National...

European Drugs Summer School 2026

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Lisbon
Portugal

Held in Lisbon, this face-to-face two-week course places special focus on 'A whole-of-society approach to drugs', examining how communities, professionals, policymakers and people who use substances and their families can move from awareness to effective action.