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🔛👂 EMCDDA staff member Jane Mounteney is chairing a session on emerging changes in Europe's #cannabis situation. Come to K4 at 10.50 to hear about cannabis effects and harms, cannabinoids, treatment and the medical use of cannabis #LxAddictions22 https://www.lisbonaddictions.eu/lisbon-addictions-2022/sessions/emerging-changes-europes-cannabis-situation-policy-preparedness-and-responses-dynamic
📍 The EMCDDA is at #LxAddictions22 this week. Come visit our stand in the Networking zone to learn more about us, our products and services. We have some surprises prepared for you!
🔛 🔊 #LxAddictions22 is back! We are welcoming more than 1 800 participants in Lisbon. @SICAD_Portugal General Director João Goulão and EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel are now sharing their remarks at the official opening on the Main stage.
RT @LxAddictions: Did you know that you can already check in for the conference today until 18.00? Here are the Co-chairs of the #LxAddictions22 Programme Committee doing just that!
RT @LxAddictions: A little glimpse behind the scenes! Today, we’re setting up the EMCDDA-SICAD exhibition stand ahead of #LxAddictions22 tomorrow! Come visit us where we will be showcasing our latest products and services. Our staff members will be around to guide you!
The European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies #LxAddictions22 kicks off tomorrow! The EMCDDA is one of the co-organisers. Take a look at this overview of the sessions and presentations involving our staff: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/events/lisbon-addictions-2022/presence-emcdda-staff_en
♀️♂️ How gender affects the drug phenomenon will be discussed today at the Symposium on gender and drugs, an event co-organised by the EMCDDA and the @PompidouGroup, with the support of @SICAD_Portugal @UNICRI and @eige_eu #LxAddictions22 https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/event/2022/11/symposium-gender-and-drugs-lisbon-addictions-side-event_en
‘Drugs beyond EU borders: emerging trends and preparedness’ is the title of an EMCDDA conference being held this week to close its international cooperation projects with the Western Balkans and European Neighbourhood Policy region. #LxAddictions22
No laughing matter: our new report shows rise in recreational use of #nitrousOxide. The publication points to the risks and harms associated with the drug, which is now widely available, cheap & popular among some young people.
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/news/2022/11/no-laughing-matter-new-report-shows-rise-recreational-use-nitrous-oxide_en #HealthierEurope
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
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