Western Europe

Publications12 October 2026

From personal use to drug trafficking offences in chemsex contexts: drug quantity thresholds established in INTCF reports

García Cortina and Azorín Ortega question the basis of quantity thresholds used in Spain to distinguish between possession and trafficking, highlighting implications for people engaging in chemsex and calling for greater transparency and safeguards.

News12 October 2026

Norway: Heroin to save lives – Inside HABIB, Bergen’s heroin-assisted treatment programme

Drugreporter does a guided tour of Bergen’s pioneering HABIB clinic, highlighting how HAT can improve the health and wellbeing of people with long-term opioid dependence.

News12 October 2026

OrientaDonna & OrientaQueer – Turin, Italy

Peer-led, gender-responsive harm reduction in Turin, Italy, creates safer, stigma-free spaces for women and LGBTQI+ people who use drugs, integrating healthcare, reproductive rights and emotional support while centring autonomy, dignity and self-determination.

News13 September 2026

American weed is going global. Europe is not ready.

As North American cannabis companies expand into Europe, Kojo Koram examines the risks of importing a profit-driven cannabis model before putting public health and social justice first.

Events

Geneva course on drug policy, public health, and diplomacy 2026 [POSTPONED]

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

19 October 2026 - 22 October 2026

The University of Geneva organises a three-day course, in person and online, on the international drug control regime and its consequences for public health and human rights, with a limited number of full scholarships.

Events

Drug policy: Reflections on what we know, what we need to know, and ways forward

Vienna, Austria / Online

23 September 2026

Leading drug policy researchers reflect on the current evidence base, persistent gaps and priorities for future investigation, and policy responses amid rapidly evolving challenges.

Publications7 September 2026

Human rights first: Reflections from the Mobilization on Human Rights and Drug Policy conference

Kankainen and Tammi draw on a recent regional conference to examine the growing importance of human rights, civic participation and democracy in Nordic drug policy debates.

News27 August 2026

Europe can’t stop the tide of cocaine

The rapid expansion of Europe's cocaine markets highlights the limitations of supply-side enforcement and strains already insufficient health responses.

Events

8th International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH2026)

Leeds, United Kingdom

6 September 2026 - 9 September 2026

LEPH2026 will bring together law enforcement, public health, policy and research experts to explore approaches at the intersection of policing and public health, including on drug policy and harm reduction.

Events

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic discussions (December 2026)

Vienna, Austria

7 December 2026 - 9 December 2026

The CND will hold thematic discussions in December 2026.

Events

29th Harm Reduction International Conference - HR27

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

9 May 2027 - 12 May 2027

The conference focuses on the latest research and discussions on best practice in drug use, harm reduction and human rights.

Events

#StopTheDeaths conference 2026

Glasgow, Scotland

26 August 2026 - 27 August 2026

The conference will together people with lived and living experience, policymakers, service providers, and health and social care professionals to explore responses to drug-related deaths and harms.

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