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New report: Heroin and other opioids pose substantial threat to health and security in Europe

New report: Heroin and other opioids pose substantial threat to health and security in Europe

What are the latest changes in the EU opioids market? How are global geopolitical developments impacting supply? Are heroin trafficking routes changing? To what extent do synthetic opioids pose a threat to Europe? These are among the issues explored in a new analysis, titled EU Drug Market: Heroin and other opioids, released today by the EMCDDA and Europol. This report is the latest module of the EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis, published by Europol and the EMCDDA, which analyse data covering to the period 2019–21. The module is being launched at a joint Europol-EMCDDA webinar. (EMCDDA / Europol, Lissabon / Den Haag, 24.01.2024)

https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/new-report-heroin-and-other-opioids-pose-substantial-threat-to-health-and-security-in-europe