Fatalities linked to drug use have increased for the third consecutive year across Europe, according to the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
An EMCDDA report issued on Tuesday (6 June) states that an estimated total of 8,441 overdose deaths were registered in 2015 across the EU, Norway, and Turkey – up from 7,950 in 2014.\n \n"Opioids, and often heroin, are present in the majority of cases, often in combination with alcohol or benzodiazepine...
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.