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TEDI
Trans European Drug Information
Mireia Ventura – Energy control Barcelona
Alexander Bücheli – City of Zurich youth counseling Streetwork
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Introduction
T.E.D.I. is an professional database on which every project working in
the Nightlife field, how is active in prevention, harm reduction and/or
provide a drug-checking facility can post their information.
The database will not be for the public the information are only for
professionals which sign an agreement!
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Partners
• Eve&Rave, Berlin Germany
• Modus Fiesta, Brussel Belgium
• V.A.D., Belgium
• Techno+, Paris France
• ChEck iT! Vienna Austria
• Check iN, Porto Portugal
• Jugendberatung Streetwork, Zürich Switzerland
• IMIM-Hospital del Mar- Barcelona
• DIMS, Netherland
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Content of the database
• Analysing results
• Trend reports
• Information on new substances and consumption patterns
• Standards concerning the:
– different drug checking methods
– Sample information (picture, weight, etc)
• Good practice example on methods, evaluation, counselling
• Documents
• Evaluation results
• Annual reports
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Reason
• Having more knowledge about the European drug market
• Difficulty for data exchange because the lack of standards
• Missing a specific communication platform about information on
recreational drugs and drug-checking methods
• No statistical evaluation of recreational drugs possible until
• Structural exchange instead of informal contact.
• No warning system specific on recreational drug’s
• Empowerment of the field worker – substance knowledge can create
a higher credibility because they know what they are talking about.
• No “lobby” for drug-checking
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Aim’s
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Favour public health with creating a monitoring and early warning
system specific for recreational drugs.
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Creating the possibility to react more efficiently with new prevention
measures and giving more credibility to messages.
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Obtaining a better quality of drug-checking results and warnings.
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Better
exchangeability
of
warnings,
drug-checking
results,
evaluation, trend reports and other related information.
•
Showing the importance of drug-checking as a prevention and harm
reduction tool
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Situation at the moment
• TEDI exists as a yahoo group since 2008
• For the moment the activities are:
– exchange of warnings
– information about new substances
– specific evaluation on substances
• TEDI is part of the NEW project submitted to the EU commission
this years
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mCPP
INTRODUCTION
New drug of abuse?
Belgium and Northern France, was sold as a recreative pill in itself
Appeared as adulterant of MDMA
Many countries of Europe: Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Denmark
mCPP
DATA
Evolution of mCPP (Energy Control)
50%
45,25%
45%
42,90%
40%
35%
30%
25,60%
25%
20%
15%
13%
10%
7,10%
5%
0%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
mCPP
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Energy Control
7,10%
42,90%
25,60%
13%
45,25%
1,50%
14,50%
19,20%
52,40%
0
0
0
0
11,70%
2%
5%
2%
7%
15%
Check It
Jellinek
Safer Clubbing
mCPP
DIFFUSION
To the users by warnings on site
Safer Clubbing has more than 50% of alerts related with mCPP
Public general by press release
Levamisole
INTRODUCTION
Levamisole
DATA
2008
Levamisole
Energy
Control
Safer
Clubbing
2010
%
n
%
n
%
n
0
0
45
129
65
73
22
23
No data
No data
Check It
Jellinek
2009
No data
16
92
41
81
0
0
33
83
70
67
Levamisole
DIFFUSION
To the users by personal communication
To the medical collective
Mephedrone
INTRODUCTION
Synthetic stimulant related to cathinone (related to Khat plant)
Popularity is related because it seems an alternative legal to MDMA and cocaine
Mephedrone
What should be done?
Mephedrone should stay legal.
David Nutt. Thursday, March 18, 2010
Credible educational and harm reduction advice about this drug are urgently needed.
Adam Winstock- BMJ March 2010
Contact
Mireia Ventura
Energy Control Barcelona
[email protected]
Alexander Bücheli
City of Zurich, Youth Counseling Streetwork
[email protected]
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