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