EMCDDA news

Harmful and hazardous alcohol use is one of the main causes of premature deaths and avoidable diseases in the EU today. Highlighting the importance of this issue, the European Commission is funding the Joint Action on Reducing Alcohol Related Harm (RARHA) project, being launched in Lisbon on 31 January.  

Led by the Portuguese General-Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (SICAD), the Joint Action involves 32 associated partners and 28 collaborating partners from both EU and non-EU countries. The EMCDDA is among the project’s collaborating partners and also a member of its Advisory Board.

Europe has responded to rising concern over the use of four new drugs by formally requesting a scientific investigation into the health and social risks of the substances. The decision was communicated to the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) by the Council of the EU today, in line with a legal procedure designed to respond to potentially harmful new psychoactive drugs in the EU.