European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Margareta Nilson
ISAJE, Helsinki, 1 September 2006
EMCDDA
• Who we are
• What we do
• What we can offer
• The central reference point for drug information in the EU
• Formally established in 1993
• Based in Lisbon, Portugal, since 1995
• A decentralised agency of the European Union
EMCDDA
EMCDDA – mission
• Collect, analyse and disseminate objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction and their consequences
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Scientific Committee
Advice
Decision and advice
Prepares decisions on budgetary matters
Prepares decisions
Proposes
Organisational Chart of Statutory Bodies
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BureauBudgetary Committee
Management Board
Staff
EPI RES SCP COM ICT ADM
Units
Staff Committee
EMCDDA organisation
Direction
Interventions, responses and policy
Epidemiology, crime and markets
Scientific Co-ordination
Scientific partners and documentation
REITOX and international cooperation
Communication
Information and communication technologies
Administration
Partners
• National Focal Points (REITOX)• International organisations
(WHO, UNODC, Pompidou Group, EUROPOL, WCO)
• Universities, research networks, NGOs, experts…
Data Collection Areas
• Epidemiology• Drug situation; key indicators
• Interventions• Responses in health, social, criminal justice
systems
• Legislation• Legal framework and practice
• Policy• Political and institutional framework and
coordination
Monitoring and reporting
• Data collection tools and instruments
• Efficient data management
• Supporting reporting capacity
Data analysis
• Support the EU action plan
• European evidence base
• Understanding what works
• Early warning on new developments
Communicate with key audiences
• Speak to policy
• Speak to science
• Speak to practice
• Speak to the European citizen
EMCDDA Annual Report
• Overview of the European drug phenomenon in 29 countries
• Data and analyses
• Policy trends and responses
• Selected Issues
Annual Report Package
2006 Annual Report• Print and online in 22 languages
Selected Issues• Three specific themes• Print and online in English
Online Material• Statistical bulletin • Reitox national reports• Country profiles
EMCDDA Publications
• Drug Net Europe (newsletter)
• Drugs in Focus (policy briefings)
• EMCDDA Insights (popular)
• EMCDDA Monographs (scientific)
• Manuals (how to evaluate)
• Risk Assessments Reports (new drugs)
• Thematic Papers and Technical Data Sheets
EMCDDA Databases
• ELDD (European Legal Data Base)
• EDDRA (Exchange on Drug Demand Reduction Action)
• EIB ( Evaluation Instruments Bank)
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu