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European Monitoring Centre f or Drugs and Drug Addiction

European Monitoring Centre f or Drugs and Drug Addiction. Margar eta Nilson ISAJE , Helsinki, 1 September 2006. EMCDDA. Who we are What we do What we can offer. EMCDDA. The central reference point for drug information in the EU Formally established in 1993

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European Monitoring Centre f or Drugs and Drug Addiction

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  1. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Margareta Nilson ISAJE, Helsinki, 1 September 2006

  2. EMCDDA • Who we are • What we do • What we can offer

  3. EMCDDA • 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

  4. EMCDDA – mission • Collect, analyse and disseminate objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction and their consequences

  5. Organisational Chart of Statutory Bodies Prepares decisions Management Board Prepares decisionsonbudgetarymatters Bureau BudgetaryCommittee Decision Proposes Advice ScientificCommittee Director Proposes Decisionandadvice Advice Units RTX EPI RES SCP COM ICT ADM Staff Staff Committee

  6. Epidemiology, crime and markets Scientific Co-ordination EMCDDA organisation Interventions, responses and policy Scientific partners and documentation REITOX and international cooperation Direction Information and communication technologies Communication Administration

  7. Partners • National Focal Points (REITOX) • International organisations (WHO, UNODC, Pompidou Group, EUROPOL, WCO) • Universities, research networks, NGOs, experts…

  8. 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

  9. Monitoring and reporting • Data collection tools and instruments • Efficient data management • Supporting reporting capacity

  10. Data analysis • Support the EU action plan • European evidence base • Understanding what works • Early warning on new developments

  11. Communicate with key audiences • Speak to policy • Speak to science • Speak to practice • Speak to the European citizen

  12. EMCDDA Annual Report • Overview of the European drug phenomenon in 29 countries • Data and analyses • Policy trends and responses • Selected Issues

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. EMCDDA Databases • ELDD(European Legal Data Base) • EDDRA(Exchange on Drug Demand Reduction Action) • EIB( Evaluation Instruments Bank)

  16. http://www.emcdda.europa.eu

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