European Union Drugs Agency. (2026) Harm reduction – the current situation in Europe (European drug report 2026). Lisbon: EUDA.
External website: https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-d...
Harm reduction encompasses policies, programmes and interventions for reducing the health, social, legal and economic impacts of drug use on individuals, communities and societies. On this page, you can find the latest analysis of harm reduction interventions in Europe, including key data on opioid agonist treatment, take-home naloxone programmes, drug consumption rooms and more.
This page is part of the European Drug Report 2026, the EUDA’s annual overview of the drug situation in Europe.
B Substances > Substances in general
B Substances > CNS stimulants
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Naloxone
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Needle (sharing / injecting)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use > Drug checking / testing service
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health related issues > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control > Needle syringe distribution and exchange
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Prison-based health service
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Safe spaces (injecting facilities / centre / consumption rooms)
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Correctional system and facility > Prison
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Harm reduction policy
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
T Demographic characteristics > Person in prison (prisoner)
VA Geographic area > Europe
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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