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We, at the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all those who lost their lives in the tragic crash of the Elevador da Glória funicular in Lisbon yesterday. Our thoughts are also with the many people who were injured, and with all those suffering as a result of this devastating event.
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Overdose continues to claim thousands of lives in Europe. In the run-up to International Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) (1), the EUDA has updated its resource ‘Frequently asked questions (FAQs): drug-induced deaths in Europe’. The resource highlights the scale of the problem and points to cocaine, new synthetic opioids (nitazenes) and polysubstance use as growing concerns. Drawing on the latest data from the 27 EU Member States, Norway and Türkiye, the FAQs answer the questions most often asked about overdose deaths in Europe.
Across the EU, overdose remains one of the leading…
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The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have jointly produced a European toolkit for the elimination of viral hepatitis in prisons .
This new practical online resource, launched ahead of Prisoners’ Justice Day on 10 August, aims to support local efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis in prison settings, in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on Good Health and Well-Being1.
The new toolkit is designed to support the implementation and scale-up of hepatitis B and C interventions in prisons across…
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