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This document gives an overview of the drug-related deaths (DRD) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good quality data at...

Methodological report showing the methods and definitions of TDI (treatment demand indicator) data reported to the EMCDDA in 2014. TDI is one of the EMCDDA's key epidemiological indicators.

Some drug users go on to develop more severe forms of use, defined by the EMCDDA as ‘high-risk drug use’: ‘recurrent drug use that is causing actual harms (negative consequences) to the...

Assessing the validity of the information that has been collected is a relevant issue in any study. After the publication of the 2011 ESPAD report and in the view of preparations for...

The aim of the present report is to collect information from a literature review on computer-assisted interviewing and online data collection in general population surveys. It evaluates the pros and cons of...

The toolkit is designed to help health professionals improve their monitoring practice in order to reduce the burden of disease in this vulnerable group and improve the coverage and quality of services...

The objective of this analysis is to map the existing data collection forms in the European countries and assess their level of comparability and harmonisation with the European guidelines (TDI ver. 3.0).

Drug-related mortality is a complex phenomenon, which accounts for a considerable percentage of deaths among young people in many European countries. The EMCDDA, in collaboration with national experts, has defined an epidemiological...

This Manual is a revised edition of the Treatment demand indicator (TDI) protocol version 2.0 and presents updated guidelines for reporting data on people entering drug treatment in Europe. The TDI is...

Wastewater analysis is a rapidly developing scientific discipline with the potential for monitoring real-time population-level trends in illicit drug use. Given the relevance and importance of this emerging field, the EMCDDA has...