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To mark International Overdose Awareness Day on 31 August, this webinar convenes policy, practice, research and community voices to discuss compassionate, evidence-informed and practical actions that can prevent opioid-related deaths across Europe.
Overdose prevention is not only a clinical issue. It is a shared public health and social responsibility involving people who use drugs, peer networks, families, harm reduction services, treatment providers, emergency responders, prisons, municipalities, laboratories, early-warning systems, policymakers and communities. While this EUDA webinar focuses on opioid-related deaths and responses in Europe, the discussion is situated within the wider international purpose of the day: remembrance, stigma reduction and practical prevention.
In conversation with:
João Vian, MD, Scientific analyst — Health and social responses, Treatment, mental health and outcomes evaluation, EUDA;
Leo Jefferys, Executive Director of EuroNPUD;
Espen Freng, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet).
Chairperson: Eliza Kurcevič-Ramonė, EUDA.
Opening remarks: Prof. Thomas Clausen, EUDA.
Support team: Marica Ferri, Anna Ferrara, Marco Costa, Silke Vitt (EUDA).
Format: Opening remarks, speaker presentations, panellists’ questions, audience Q&A and closing remarks.
Length: 1.5 hours.
Date: 31 August 2026 | 12:00–13:30 Lisbon time (WEST) — 13:00–14:30 (CEST).
Platform: Zoom.