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In the margins of #LxAddictions22, the European Federation for Prison Health is organising its 3rd European Conference on Healthcare in Prison today at the Lisbon Congress Centre https://www.healthwithoutbarriers.org/
New report out now on drug-related health and security threats in the Western Balkans. Released in the framework of the agency’s IPA7 project, the report provides the latest picture of the drug situation in the region.
East European countries generally report much lower numbers of #cocaine seizures than the rest of Europe. However, their numbers increased overall by more than 200 % between 2010&2019, indicating retail market expansion.
#EUDrugMarkets analysis
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cocaine_en
New findings on drug markets in the eastern and southern European Neighbourhood Policy regions point to the emergence of new drug trafficking routes, expansion of online markets and the availability of a broader spectrum of substances.
#InternationalMensDay: men often struggle to reach a work-life balance and can be seen as weak when asking for flexible hours or parental leave. According to @eige_eu: ‘men only used 27% of all parental-leave days in 2016’. Find your balance…
Coming out next Monday:
RT @andcunningham: Three reports landed today in advance of their launch on Monday at the closing conference of 2 @emcdda technical cooperation projects. They focus on #drugmarkets in the areas beyond the EU’s borders to the South and East, and the Western Balkans.
RT @LxAddictions: Have you downloaded the #LxAddictions22 app yet? Over the next three days, we will be showing you how to use it and get the most out of it. Get started here with ‘How to get the app'👇 https://www.lisbonaddictions.eu/lisbon-addictions-2022/content/app
10 832 #cocaine darknet listings were detected of both hydrochloride (powder) and freebase (crack) forms purporting to ship from an EU country in 2020. This value was based on data collected from 14 darknet markets.
#EUDrugMarkets analysis https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cocaine_en
There is still time to register for our upcoming webinar 'How wastewater monitoring can boost preparedness for new health threats'.
Date: 16 November 2022
Time: 13.00-14.30 CET (Brussels time)
325 tonnes of #methamphetamine were seized globally in 2019. Even though Europe is a relatively small market, latest analysis shows the growing threat posed by this drug, as availability increases & use spreads to new areas.
#EUDrugMarkets analysis https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/methamphetamine_en
Just published: the latest paper in our collection on web surveys, a case study from Luxembourg:
'Results and challenges of running the Web Survey on Drugs in Luxembourg: a major contribution to understanding the drug situation'
Download:
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/insights/results-and-challenges-running-web-survey-drugs-luxembourg_en
#EWSD
Today & tomorrow, more than 70 experts from almost 50 countries are meeting to discuss mortality, morbidity, increases in opioid deaths & other related topics in our expert meeting on drug-related deaths. Learn why these data matter to help save lives: https://youtu.be/CcIf4A0g-58
Sweden is an example of potential #cocaine retail market expansion, with the number of cocaine seizures increasing by a dramatic 481 % between 2010 & 2020.
#EUDrugMarkets analysis https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cocaine_en
Just published: Drugnet Europe, our monthly email news round-up. In this issue: upcoming webinars, penalties at a glance in Switzerland, NPS, cooperation and partners, Lisbon Addictions 2022 and much more:
https://mailchi.mp/emcdda/drugnet-europe-158-october2022
Register now to attend our upcoming webinar 'How wastewater monitoring can boost preparedness for new health threats'.
Date: 16 November 2022
Time: 13.00-14.30 CET (Brussels time)
This week, at the IX International Conference on NPS, an EMCDDA team met with staff of the Panamanian National Commission for the Study and Prevention of Drug-Related Crimes. The meeting, organised under the COPOLAD III project.
EMCDDA-COPOLAD III
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/news/2022/emcdda-becomes-official-partner-copolad-iii_en
Just published poster capturing key findings from the EU Early Warning System on NPS over the past 25 years. The poster is being presented today at the IX international conference on NPS in Panama City.
Poster https://t.co/7vnTOlFRgf…
Conference http://novelpsychoactivesubstances.org
Data from the European Web Survey on Drugs 2021 indicates that most respondents who use #cocaine have bought the drug directly from a dealer in-person, but a growth in internet-based methods (social media & the darknet) was noted. #EUDrugMarkets analysis https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cocaine_en
Most cocaine manufacture continues to take place in Bolivia, Colombia & Peru, but there is evidence that cocaine hydrochloride is refined elsewhere in South America, further along the trafficking routes, and now also increasingly in Europe. #EUDrugMarkets https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cocaine_en
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