Data & indicators

Publications9 July 2025

World Drug Report 2025

UNODC links rising drug use, environmental harm, and drug-related crime to global instability, but fails to identify the need for a paradigm shift.

Publications17 June 2025

European drug report 2025: Trends and Developments

The 2025 EU Drug Report uncovers a rapidly evolving drug landscape, fuelled by synthetic substances, tech innovation, and global instability. With rising health and security threats, the report places urgent emphasis on real-time data, early warning systems, and bold cross-sector collaboration.

Publications16 June 2025

Public calls for service to the police: Trends before and during drug possession decriminalization in Oregon

Wire et al. conclude that Oregon's drug decriminalisation did not lead to an increase in emergency service calls and encourage strategies to counter public misconceptions of future reforms.

Publications4 April 2025

European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) 2024

EUDA's survey explores the current drug use habits of more than 66,000 Europeans from 31 countries.

Events

A World of Harm: How US taxpayers fund the global war on drugs over evidence-based health responses

Virtual

4 December 2024 - 4 December 2024

HRI and DPA extend an invitation to a launch webinar showcasing their recent report, which analyses harms caused by US international drug control spending.

Events

Global mapping of gender responsive harm reduction services 2024

2 December 2024

This event launches a publication identifying good practices in relation to the needs of women and gender diverse people, and access to responsive harm reduction services.

Publications22 October 2024

“It should be hard to be a drug abuser”: An evaluation of the criminalization of drug use in Sweden

Stenström et al. evaluate the criminalization of drugs in Sweden—showing that it has not reduced problematic drug use or drug-related deaths and is, instead, expensive, ineffective and harmful.

Publications5 August 2024

Gendering ketamine use: Emerging research and harm reduction recommendations

WHRIN and Talking Drugs highlight the importance of gender-specific ketamine harm reduction, calling for development of tailored services, collaboration with support programs for women and gender-diverse people and further research into ketamine's varied effects.

Events

The World Drug Report 2024: Webinar for civil society

Online

25 July 2024

The event will feature expert insights and a Q&A session on the report

Events

CND Chair's special event to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and to launch the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report

Vienna International Centre, Board room D & Online

26 June 2024

To mark World Drug Day 2024, join the CND at a special event to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as well as the launch of the 2024 World Drug Report.

News13 June 2024

European Web Survey on Drugs: patterns of use

The EWSD is an anonymous survey by the EMCDDA that gathers rapid drug data and related trends.

Publications12 June 2024

European Drug Report 2024: Trends and developments

The EMCDDA reports on high availability and potency of substances, increasingly sophisticated supply infrastructures and the involvement and exploitation of people in situations of vulnerability in informal markets.

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