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This report was prepared based on materials of the Reitox Academy ‘Prevention of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs in some Western Balkan countries which took place on 29-30 October 2013...

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...

Summary: This is an updated report for the EMCDDA on the recent outbreak of HIV infections among drug injectors in Greece (October 2012).

Summary: This is an updated report for the EMCDDA on the recent outbreak of HIV infections among drug injectors in Romania (October 2012).

This Selected issue starts off by reviewing the available data on drug use among prison populations in Europe, focusing on injecting drug use and other health risk behaviours. Major health risks for...

In response to a notified increase in HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDU) in Greece and Romania, the European Commission asked the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and...

Please note: an updated version of this publication (November 2023) is available. This joint guidance report explores good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. Common blood-borne viruses...

This joint guidance report explores good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. Common blood-borne viruses in this group include HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These are...

Trends in injecting drug use in Europe is the title of the latest EMCDDA Selected issue publication. This volume brings together data from a wide variety of sources as it describes Europe’s...

The EMCDDA’s 10th scientific monograph, entitled Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges provides a comprehensive overview of the harm reduction field. Part I of the monograph looks back at the emergence of...