Press releases or statements

Press releases or statements issued by the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction or the Drug Policy Department of the Czech Government Office in English (if any).  Please note, that information in the Czech language are published at the page Press centrum.

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Report on Illicit Drugs in the Czech Republic 2024 published

Prague, 7 November 2024 - One third of adults in the Czech Republic have used cannabis substances at least once in their lives; nearly 1 million people used them last year. 47 000 people use illegal drugs at risk. Thanks to the interventions of addiction services, the incidence of consequences of illicit drug use in the Czech Republic is low, even in the European context. However, the network of addiction services needs further development.

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Inauguration of the EUDA

The new European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) starts its work on 2 July 2024. This marks the beginning of a week of events celebrating the inauguration of the new organisation. The agenda for the inauguration week is published on the agency's website. A live-streamed press conference will be held on July 3.

 

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European Drug Report 2024 launched on 11. June, 2024

How is Europe's opioid market evolving? What substances are causing the most concern today? How are countries responding to cannabis use? Find out more when the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) launched its European Drug Report 2024: Trends and Developments in a live online press conference on 11 June.

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