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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

1993 establishments in Portugal1993 in the European UnionAddiction and substance abuse organizationsAgencies of the European UnionEuropean medical and health organizations
Government agencies established in 1993Organisations based in Lisbon
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The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is an agency of the European Union located in Lisbon, Portugal. Established in 1993, the EMCDDA strives to be the "reference point" on drug usage for the European Union's member states, and to deliver "factual, objective, reliable and comparable information" about drug usage, drug addiction and related health complications, including hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.Though the EMCDDA primarily serves Europe, it also works with other partners, scientists and policy-makers around the world.

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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Praça Europa, Lisbon Misericórdia (Misericórdia)

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