Data from hospital emergency departments show that every year in Europe thousands
of individuals experience drug-related poisoning and other harms, requiring some kind of medical assistance. In a new analysis published today, European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN Plus): data and analysis, the EMCDDA provides the latest findings on acute drug-toxicity presentations to hospital emergency services. The results show that cocaine is the most commonly reported drug in these emergencies, most presentations are among males, polydrug use is frequent and patients tend to be younger (under 25…