This report provides a comprehensive overview of the methamphetamine market in the European Union. It assesses the current threat situation regarding current trends in production, trafficking and distribution (EMCDDA)
Bibliography: All Publications
EU Drug Markets Report 2019
The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol.
Cannabis-based medicinal products (PDF)
This position statement examines the existing evidence on CBMPs and how they relate to mental health (RC PSYCH, UK)
My world survey: national study of youth mental health in Ireland (PDF)
Large-scale studies that capture the mental health profile of young people help us to understand their experiences and inform service provision. To date, there is a limited body of research on the prevalence of mental health difficulties among young people aged 12-25, particularly in the Irish context (UCD School of Psychology and Headstrong, Ireland)
Circular 009/2019: third generation synthetic cannabinoids update
Amendment to the generic definition of a group of synthetic cannabinoids (‘third generation’) under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 and the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2015 (UK Government)
Toolkit containing strategies to prevent drug-related deaths in Scotland updated
A resource containing strategies to reduce drug-related deaths in Scotland has been updated and re-launched by Scottish Drugs Forum
ONDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production Potential in Bolivia
Bolivia’s coca cultivation totaled 32,900 hectares in 2018, an increase of 6 percent over 2017, increasing cocaine production potential by 2 percent to 254 metric tons (ONDCP)
Substance misuse treatment for adults: statistics 2018 to 2019
Statistics on alcohol and drug misuse treatment for adults from PHE’s National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2012-2018 drug data.
Health Research Board. (2019) National Drug Treatment Reporting System 2012-2018 drug data. Dublin: Health Research Board
Scottish Affairs Committee calls for decriminalisation and safe drug consumption rooms
The Scottish Affairs Committee publishes its report on Problem Drug Use in Scotland
Economic Impact of Non-Medical Opioid Use in the United States
This study estimates the total economic burden of the opioid crisis in the United States from 2015 through 2018 and projects future costs of the opioid epidemic for 2019 (Society of Actuaries)
Position of the European Society for Prevention Research on ineffective and potentially harmful approaches in substance use prevention
Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe (European Society for Prevention Research)
Drugs policy
UK Parliament
The Reitox network: frequently asked questions
This information brochure has been produced by the EMCDDA to provide answers to the most commonly asked questions on the Reitox network of national focal points and more broadly on national drugs observatories (EMCDDA)
Australian Drug Trends 2019: Key Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews
In 2019, we have provided a suite of products with the most up-to-date findings from interviews conducted annually from 2000-2019 with a cross-sectional sentinel group of people who regularly inject drugs recruited from all capital cities of Australia (NDARC)
Cannabis Legalization: Year One Observations
Provides the first summary of Canada’s experience in the first year of retail sales after cannabis legalization, with a focus on the public health and safety objectives of the Cannabis Act. Canada’s relationship with legal cann bis is evolving and the market is still developing (CCSA)
Afghanistan Protection of Civilians Special Report
This report, issued jointly by United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
HIV and people who inject drugs (PDF)
Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2018 progress report (ecdc)
Scottish Drug Misuse Database
This release by Information Services Division presents the data available from the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) on individuals presenting for initial assessment at specialist drug treatment services in 2017/18 (ISD)
Government response to ACMD report ‘Ageing cohort of drug users’
Officials from each of the 4 nations have reviewed the Council’s advice carefully and set out work underway to address each of the recommendations below (Department of Health & Social Care)
Local trends in adolescent heroin and injection drug use in the United States between 1999 and 2017
This study demonstrated that national trends in adolescent lifetime heroin and IDU use masks rising use in some major American cities (BASIS)
Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales: 2018
Experimental Statistics of the number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales. Figures are given for deaths registered in the years 2013 to 2018 (ONS)
ONDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production in Peru
Pure potential cocaine production in Peru remained elevated at 52,100 hectares (ONDCP)
Monitoring the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat among people who inject drugs in Europe
This technical report focuses on an elimination barometer for viral hepatitis to help countries assess progress towards eliminating hepatitis C and B among people who inject drugs (PWID). The barometer is being developed by the EMCDDA together with its expert network on drug-related infectious diseases (DRID), as a follow-up to the first global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2016 (EMCDDA)
Drug seizures and arrests in Northern Ireland, period ending 31 March 2019
Finalised financial year statistics relating to class A, B and C drug seizure incidents and arrests by PSNI for the period 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 (Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency)
Health matters: rough sleeping
This edition of Health Matters focuses on the scale of rough sleeping in England, the causes and consequences of rough sleeping (including the links with poor physical and mental health, prevention and effective interventions) and relevant calls to action (Public Health England)
Drug misuse: findings from the 2018 to 2019 CSEW
Examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year old residents in households in England and Wales (Home Office)
Is the UK ready for drug policy reform? (PDF)
The Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group
Is the UK ready for drug policy reform? (PDF)
The Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG) exists to educate and inform the debate around drug policy reform. We are here to act as a forum where all parts of the debate can interact based on the evidence
Healthy, prosperous lives for all: the European Health Equity Status Report (PDF)
This report identifies five essential conditions needed to create and sustain a healthy life for all: good quality and accessible health services; income security and social protection; decent living conditions; social and human capital and decent work and employment conditions. Policy actions are needed to address all five conditions (WHO)
Drugs policy and medicinal cannabis report: government response
The government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report
CDC Awards New Funds to Stop Drug Overdoses, Deaths
As the drug overdose crisis evolves and becomes more complex, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing $301 million in new Overdose Data to Action funds to states and jurisdictions
Frequently asked questions (FAQ): drug overdose deaths in Europe
This page provides an update on drug-related deaths in Europe, presenting and analysing the latest data on and trends in drug-induced deaths in the European Union, Norway and Turkey. It draws on contributions from specialists from these countries, as well as on information provided by European countries in the annual reporting exercise to the agency (EMCDDA)
Drug overdoses can be prevented — new resources released
The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches today three new resources looking at drug overdoses in Europe and the interventions in place to prevent them
Briefing paper: Opioids in the UK
Opioid related deaths in England and Wales are considerably higher than the OECD average. Addressing opioid dependence, misuse and overdoses in the UK requires policy coordination across health, social and criminal justice systems (CDPRG)
The Future of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
This book offers a systematic assessment of the past, present, and possible futures of synthetic opioids in the United States (RAND)
Road to Recovery (PDF)
Addiction in our society – the case for reform (Centre for Social Justice)
Victorian Drug Trends 2018: Patterns of drug use in the Victorian Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Interviews
This year, we have provided a summary report highlighting the key trends from the IDRS interviews conducted in Victoria (NDARC)
Australia’s annual overdose report 2019
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2019 reveals that unintentional overdose continues to be a significant cause of death in Australia (Penington Institute)
Hepatitis C interventions (PDF)
Organisations providing harm reduction services in Europe – analysis and examples (European Harm Reduction Network)
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