Amphetamine-type substances

News7 July 2023

Berlin introduces free and anonymous drug testing

Berlin's new drug checking initiative embraces a harm reduction approach, prioritising health and wellbeing and paving the way for safer nightlife.

Publications5 July 2023

The XTC store: An ‘experiential’ public survey

Rigoni et al. summarise expert and public opinions on the regulation of MDMA collected in relation to a pop-up installation (the 'XTC store') in Utrecht (the Netherlands) highlighting support for a strictly regulated market for MDMA products.

Publications3 July 2023

European Drug Report 2023: Trends and developments

The EMCDDA shed light on emerging trends, challenges, and policy implications surrounding drug use in Europe up until the end of 2022, revealing high availability of substances and a greater need for harm reduction services.

Publications19 April 2023

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study (2022 update)

The EMCDDA present their findings of the largest European project to date in the emerging science of wastewater analysis, conducted in over 100 European cities and towns to explore the drug-taking habits of people who live in them.

News9 February 2023

Just 2 meth pills could soon be enough to classify drug users as dealers in Thailand

If passed, this measure would represent a major setback in Thailand's efforts to adopt a health-led approach to drug use.

Events

Engaging with the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy - Civil society consultation

Online / Vienna, Austria

The meeting will lead to the development of civil society expert groups that can play a consultative role in relation to the Strategy.

Publications6 September 2022

Minimising the harms from methamphetamine

The NZ Drug Foundation and Helen Clark Foundation discuss use patterns and markets in Aotearoa / New Zealand, related harms, current regulations and how to reduce harms through psychosocial, cultural, and pharmacological approaches.

News5 September 2022

Australia: NSW attorney general ‘disappointed’ by own government’s lack of action over ice report

The recommendations by the Howard enquiry, an extensive fact-finding mission into evidence-based responses to methamphetamine use, included decriminalisation.

News1 September 2022

High street? Dutch ecstasy ‘shop’ shows possible way for drug reform

Members of the governing coalition, including the Minister of Health, are open to examining the potential benefits of legally regulated markets.

Publications6 June 2022

EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis

The EMCDDA and Europol produce an analysis of drug markets, from production and trafficking, to distribution and use.

News18 May 2022

The drug trade now flourishing in Afghanistan: Meth

Long a hub for opium production, the country has now seen vastly increased production of meth from native ephedra plants in the wake of economic and political crisis, spiking fears of increased meth use disorders both domestically and abroad.

Publications11 April 2022

Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide

The EMCDDA releases a series of miniguides looking at the responses to a range of challenges related to drugs in Europe.

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