Health

EU watchdog: Online illegal drug sales following Amazon model

The Internet is becoming a growing market for the sale of illegal drugs, the EU’s drug watchdog (EMCDDA) warned on Thursday (11 February).

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Henriette Jacobsen Euractiv 12-02-2016 04:22 2 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project
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Background

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) was established in 1993. It was inaugurated in Lisbon in 1995 and is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies.

The EMCDDA exists to provide the EU and the member states with a factual overview of European drug problems and a solid evidence base to support the drugs debate.

Today it offers policymakers the data they need for drawing up informed drug laws and strategies. It also helps professionals and practitioners working in the field pinpoint best practice and new areas of research.

Timeline

  • 5 April: The EMCDDA, Europol and Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos will present the new internet and drug markets report in Brussels.

Updated: 29-09-2024

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