The European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN): insights into acute drug emergencies in Europe

23 - 25 Sep 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Organisers: 
EMCDDA
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Euro-DEN
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Meeting

'The European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN): insights into acute drug emergencies in Europe' is a symposium session integrated in the Lisbon Addictions Conference 2015 - First European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies, 23-25 Sept, in Lisbon.

Members of the Euro-DEN group are presenting the latest updates and results from the project:

  • General overview of the Euro-DEN dataset: Emergency Room presentations with acute drug toxicity over one year in 16 sentinel centres in Europe.
    Paul Dargan, United Kingdom
  • New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in Euro-DEN: epidemiology and patterns of toxicity associated with NPS.
    David Wood, United Kingdom
  • Cannabis presentations in Euro-DEN: An overview of the Euro-DEN data on cannabis-related presentations and cannabis cardiotoxicity.
    Alison Dines, United Kingdom
  • Implications of the benzodiazepines: geographical patterns in the benzodiazepines responsible for toxicity around Europe and the pattern of toxicity seen in individuals with acute benzodiazepine toxicity resulting from non-medical misuse.
    Christopher Yates, Spain
  • Emergency health consequences of cannabis use in Europe: a need for more unified approach in data collection?
    Marcis Trapencieris, Latvia
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