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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 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 EMCDDA – mission • Collect, analyse and disseminate objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction and their consequences Organisational Chart of Statutory Bodies Prepares decisions Prepares decisions on budgetary matters Management Board De cis ion Bureau Budgetary Committee Pr op os es Advice Proposes Director Decision and advice Advice Scientific Committee Units RTX EPI RES SCP Staff COM ICT ADM Staff Committee EMCDDA organisation Epidemiology, crime and markets Scientific Co-ordination Interventions, responses and policy Scientific partners and documentation REITOX and international cooperation Direction Information and communication technologies Communication 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