Drug law enforcement is likely to be the intervention that contributes the most to reducing the supply of drugs in Europe. Important statistical datasets on drug seizures and drug law offences are the result of drug law enforcement activity, yet little is known about how drug law enforcement is...

The European Union Drug Strategy for the period 2009-12 sets the goal to yield concrete and identifiable improvements concerning the knowledge of drugs trafficking. In addition, the EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-12 defines among others the objectives to develop key-indicators of policy-relevant...

EU Drug Market: Amphetamine describes the European amphetamine market from production and trafficking, to distribution and use. It details the processes, materials and actors involved at different stages and levels of the market. Taking a threat assessment approach, the module identifies key...

EU Drug Market: MDMA describes the European MDMA market from production to trafficking, distribution and use. It details the materials, processes and players involved at different stages and levels of the market. The module takes a threat assessment approach, identifying key issues and defining...

Monitoring illicit drug use is difficult because of the hidden and complex nature of drug-using behaviours. 'Wastewater analysis', or 'wastewater-based epidemiology', holds promise for complementing established methods of drug use measurement. Wastewater in municipal water treatment plants...

Monitoring illicit drug use is difficult because of the hidden and complex nature of drug-using behaviours. 'Wastewater analysis', or 'wastewater-based epidemiology', holds promise for complementing established methods of drug use measurement. Wastewater in municipal water treatment plants...

Recently, there has been an increased focus on improving the quality of drug supply data at EU level, underpinned by a number of policy developments, notably the Council of the European Union's conclusions of 15 November 2013 regarding supply and supply reduction within the implementation of the...