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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8264

27 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/drug addiction
Lisbon agency wants EU action to reduce harmful consequences to public health caused by drug injecting

Brussels, 26/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Drugs Agency in Lisbon has just published a policy briefing entitled, "Drug injecting has a disproportionate impact on public health", which aims to warn both the public and drug users of the dangers posed by this kind of drug dependency. The message is clear, "EU Member States must act to reduce the public health consequences of drug injecting". In its study the agency indicates that in the EU there are probably 1.5 million drug injectors,...

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