Prague, 30 May 2024 - The Government has received the Summary Report on Addictions in the Czech Republic 2023. At the same time, the results of the latest National Survey on Substance Use - a population-wide study based on a representative sample of citizens aged 15+ years, conducted in 2023, are published.
Government Decree No. 52/2024 Sb. amending Government Decree No. 463/2013 Sb. on the lists of addictive substances, as amended, was published in the Collection of Laws (Sbírka zákonů) on 5 March 2024, 14:00:55.
The Czech Alcohol Report 2023 and the Czech Tobacco and Nicotine Products Report 2023 were published on 29 February 2024.
Prague, 26.02.2024: As part of the technical notification process, the Ministry of Health received approval from the European Commission, which approved the inclusion of HHC, HHC-O and THCP in the list of addictive substances for the Czech Republic. The regulation adding these substances to the list has been signed by the Minister of Health and sent to the Prime Minister for signature.
Prague, 14 November 2023 - Illicit drug use among adults is stable and even declining among children and adolescents. However, the overuse of psychoactive medicines among the elderly and women is on the rise, according to a press release issued today by the National Drug Policy Coordinator.
A report summarising the findings and lessons learnt from the EMCDDA’s ‘futures study’. The European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) has published this publication in the TECHNICAL REPORTS series. The publication is also available in Czech.
30.06.2023, LISBON - New legislation published today grants Europe stronger powers to tackle current and future drug problems. The new Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, revises the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), in order to keep pace with an ever more complex and rapidly changing drug phenomenon.
The EMCDDA Webinar Teens and substance use - what can parents do? is available from the Media Library on the EMCDDA website.
16.05.2023, LISBON - How many new drugs were detected in Europe over the last year? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking? What substances are causing the most concern today? Find out more when the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) launches its European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments in a press conference in Brussels on 16 June.
Side event organized at Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, March15, 2023.
