South East Europe

Publications17 April 2024

Values and preferences study: Communicable diseases and people who use drugs in Europe

EuroNPUD explore community-led communicable disease testing and care integration for people who use drugs, assessing best practice and attitudes surrounding these services.

Publications11 April 2024

'Youth in power': Addressing sustainability of youth-led drug related organisations

Youth RISE, SSDP International and Young Wave present a sustainability framework to develop skills, knowledge, network and strategies for young people in drug-related organisations internationally.

Publications11 April 2024

United for change: Advocacy strategy for comprehensive health and harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Europe

The BOOST project seeks to combat HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis in Europe through community-led harm reduction initiatives, aiming to enhance health services for people who use drugs and marginalised populations.

Publications9 April 2024

For a drug policy that makes Europe safer, healthier, and more just - Drug policy manifesto for the 2024 European Parliament elections

Over 30 European organisations acknowledge the failure of drug policies and demand a new approach prioritising health, rights, and community participation

Publications1 April 2024

EU drug markets analysis 2024: key insights for policy and practice

EMCDDA and Europol raise concerns on the threats of highly potent synthetic substances and the need to invest in harm reduction approaches, as one of the policy options to address the drug situation in Europe.

Publications1 March 2024

Guiding principles towards effective and humane drug policies in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia

The Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy calls to attention the external and internal elements affecting the drug situation in the region, and highlights opportunities for effective and humane drug policy reform.

Publications25 February 2024

The mental health challenges faced by harm reduction staff

C-EHRN explore the various challenges harm reduction workers encounter in their work and how those challenges affect them and their organisations, as well as coping mechanisms and organisational opportunities for support.

Publications20 February 2024

Critical partners: Level and quality of civil society involvement in the field of drug policy

C-EHRN reports on the challenges faced and good practices by civil society organisations in Finland, Ireland, Greece and Hungary as they engage their governments in drug policy reform.

Publications1 February 2024

Eliminating hepatitis C in Europe: Report on policy implementation for people who inject drugs

C-EHRN argues for coordinated, context-dependent, and well-funded responses, including harm reduction strategies, to achieve the 2030 elimination goal.

News31 January 2024

Drug consumption rooms are coming to Slovenia – an interview with Katja Krajnc

NGO Stigma and NGO Šent are considering how best to welcome people who snort, smoke and inject drugs as the first facility is meant to open in 2024.

Publications21 December 2023

Europe: Drug consumption rooms

The EMCDDA and C-EHRN discuss the different models and various considerations in setting up drug consumption rooms.

Events

12th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis Care in Substance Users - INHSU 2024

Athens, Greece

8 October 2024 - 11 October 2024

Abstracts that focus on health issues among people who use drugs beyond hepatitis C are not only welcomed but highly encouraged.

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