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Engaging with policymakers and the public to promote ethical drug policy

5 November 2020 15:00-16:30

Webinar

EHRN will confront the question of how best to engage with both decision makers and the public who hold them to account, in order to promote an ethical rationalisation of drug policy.

Events 6 days, 17 hours ago

European Testing Week 2020

20 - 27 November 2020

Europe

The aim of the Spring and Autumn ETWs remain the same: to unite partner organisations throughout Europe for one week to increase access to testing and promote awareness on the benefits of earlier hepatitis and HIV testing.

Events 19 October 2020

A new EU drug strategy is being prepared by the German Presidency

Revisions are called for the EU Drugs Agenda after it received criticism for insensitive language and for not adequately reflecting civil society’s drug-related health needs.

News Alerts October 12, 2020

Switzerland set to launch cannabis pilot projects 2021

The Swiss experiment seeks to build an evidence-base to inform potential future regulatory proposals.

Blog Posts October 8, 2020

‘Very promising’: UK’s first full heroin-prescribing scheme extended after reductions in crime and homelessness

The UK renews its programme to provide people who use heroin with a safe supply of the drug, while simultaneously offering them health services, after results showed a near total drop in illicit purchases.

News Alerts October 8, 2020

How a Canadian decriminalization model can improve on Portugal

A Canadian approach might go far beyond Portugal by dismantling the sustaining structures of racialised prohibition.

News Alerts October 7, 2020

European Drug Report 2020

The EMCDDA provides an overview of the European drug situation's ongoing trends and developments.

Publications October 3, 2020

Peter Krykant: A practical guide to safer drug consumption spaces

7 October 2020 11:00-12:30

Online

Peter Krykant leads a discussion on safer drug consumption spaces, inspired by his personal experiences in setting them up on the streets of Glasgow.

Events 29 September 2020

So near yet so far: Why won’t the UK prescribe medical cannabis?

Despite medicinal cannabis products now being legal in the UK, patients still face stiff resistance from their prescribers in gaining access to the treatment they need.

Publications September 25, 2020

So near yet so far: why won’t the UK prescribe medical cannabis?

Despite medicinal cannabis products now being legal in the UK, patients still face stiff resistance from their prescribers in gaining access to the treatment they need.

News Alerts September 24, 2020

French government urged to speed up medical cannabis trials

French President Macron is facing mounting internal pressure to approve cannabis trials as the country’s health sector clearly demonstrates its medicinal benefits.

News Alerts September 22, 2020

Pompidou Group's European Prevention Prize 2021

The Prize seeks to acknowledge and reward prevention work that demonstrates the genuine involvement of young people.

News Alerts September 12, 2020

Facts and myths about overdose and take-home naloxone — EMCDDA publishes new resources

Among the new resources, the agency offers a state-of-the-art overview of take-home naloxone programs in the EU.

News Alerts September 11, 2020

Drug policy experts raise concerns regarding the draft EU Agenda and Action Plan on Drugs 2021-2025 - Open Letter

Civil society experts concerned the new Agenda and Action plan turns its back to the EU's 'balanced approach' on drug policy.

News Alerts September 10, 2020

European Society for Social Drug Research Conference 2020

09:00 24 September - 14:00 26 September 2020

Vienna, Austria

The annual ESSD Conference will be taking place this September.

Events 8 September 2020

Understanding the sexual health and blood borne virus risk behaviours of defined 'at risk' groups to inform a service training programme

The Scottish Drugs Forum inventories the needs of three specific communities of people who use drugs to facilitate training and service development.

Publications September 7, 2020

Flowers growing through the asphalt - A video by the Eurasian Network of People who Use Drugs

ENPUD summarises their fight for the rights of all people who use drugs in the Eurasian region.

News Alerts September 4, 2020

UK's first illegal drugs consumption room launches in Glasgow

The unsanctioned facility seeks to support the community amidst a record-high death toll of overdose deaths.

News Alerts September 4, 2020

Mapping harm reduction services for women who use drugs: Western Europe region

WHRIN's survey highlights limited availability and barriers in access to women-specific services, including limited funding and discrimination.

Publications September 1, 2020

Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic and Social Rights ahead of Sweden’s periodic review

IDPC, the Association For Safer Drug Policies and the Stockholm Drug Users Union discuss the health situation for people who use drugs in Sweden.

Publications August 19, 2020

International Drug Policy Consortium

Western Europe