Annex tables to the European Drug Report 2023

The data tables here are part of the annex of the European Drug Report 2023. National data presented here are mainly a subset of data available in the Statistical Bulletin 2023. In addition, for some indicators, these data tables also provide values for the EU as well as for EU, Türkiye and Norway (EU+2).

List of tables

Table 1a. High-risk opioid use estimates for population aged 15–64 years (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Year of estimate Cases per 1 000
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechia 2021 1.5-1.6
Denmark 2016 4.0-9.6
Germany 2020 1.7-2.0
Estonia
Ireland 2019 6.6-7.3
Greece 2021 1.1-2.4
Spain 2020 1.2-2.7
France 2020 5.5-5.8
Croatia 2015 2.5-4.0
Italy 2021 6.2-8.7
Cyprus 2021 1.4-3.4
Latvia 2017 4.6-7.0
Lithuania 2016 2.7-6.5
Luxembourg 2019 3.3
Hungary 2010-11 0.4-0.5
Malta 2020 2.4-3.0
Netherlands 2012 1.1-1.5
Austria 2021 6.3-6.8
Poland 2014 0.4-0.7
Portugal 2018 3.0-7.0
Romania 2020 1.0-1.7
Slovenia 2021 2.8-3.3
Slovakia 2020 0.9–1.7
Finland 2017 6.9-8.6
Sweden
Türkiye 2011 0.2-0.5
Norway 2013 2.0-4.2

Notes

Cases per 1 000 population aged 15-64 (lower and upper limits - when not available central estimate is provided)

 

Table 1b. Entrants into treatment during the year: opioids clients as a proportion of treatment demands (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All opioids entrants - % All opioids entrants - count First-time opioids entrants - % First-time opioids entrants - count Previously treated opioids entrants - % Previously treated opioids entrants - count
Belgium 18.6 2087 6.6 252 25.2 1751
Bulgaria 62 694 22.7 82 80.9 587
Czechia 37.7 2747 18.7 470 36.8 1229
Denmark 12.5 639 8.7 192 15.6 430
Germany 13.8 6143 6.9 1696 23.3 4012
Estonia 64.9 315 49 74 71.9 225
Ireland 33.7 3509 12.6 530 49 2811
Greece 50 1720 29.4 432 65.2 1264
Spain 22.1 8502 11.2 2249 34.7 5953
France 25.6 9562 13.2 1229 37.4 5863
Croatia - - 24.4 130 87.9 4475
Italy 37.1 12593 22.4 3181 47.6 9412
Cyprus 12.4 91 7.2 30 19.4 57
Latvia 33.4 209 17.7 63 54.1 146
Lithuania 78.3 364 32.1 25 89.7 331
Luxembourg 40.5 77 29.8 17 45.1 60
Hungary 2 87 0.8 23 5.6 43
Malta 49.7 990 17.3 71 58.2 919
Netherlands 11.5 1262 6.2 402 19.3 860
Austria 45.8 1946 28.4 486 57.5 1460
Poland 13.2 627 5.9 138 21.3 479
Portugal 36.8 1152 19 321 57.8 831
Romania 20.9 647 8.5 173 44.2 474
Slovenia 91.4 192 84.9 62 95.1 97
Slovakia 11.8 285 6.9 72 16.2 209
Finland 39.1 167 40.2 66 38.4 101
Sweden (1) 26.9 8654 16.5 2061 34.8 6335
Türkiye 47.2 4413 30 1277 61.5 3136
Norway (2) 18.1 1058 11.4 280 23.1 778
European Union 24.8 65261 12.5 14527 38.3 50414
EU, Türkiye and Norway 25.4 70732 13.1 16084 38.7 54328

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national picture.
(2) Norway: the percentage of clients in treatment for opioid-related problems is a minimum value, not accounting for opioid clients registered as polydrug users.

Table 1c. Entrants into treatment during the year: proportion of opioids clients with injection as main route of administration (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All opioids entrants - % All opioids entrants - count First-time opioids entrants - % First-time opioids entrants - count Previously treated opioids entrants - % Previously treated opioids entrants - count
Belgium 2.9 81 0.5 5 4.1 71
Bulgaria 1.3 1 2.3 1 0 0
Czechia 5 3 3.7 1 6.5 2
Denmark 1.1 11 0.2 1 2 10
Germany 1.4 35 0.9 12 2.1 20
Estonia 30 3 40 2 20 1
Ireland 0.5 17 0 0 1.1 15
Greece 9.2 56 3.5 12 16.5 43
Spain 0.7 121 0.3 26 1.2 91
France 6.9 276 2.8 26 10.1 196
Croatia - - 0 0 7.3 8
Italy 1.8 216 0.9 52 2.7 164
Cyprus 2.8 6 2 2 3.5 4
Latvia 5.6 1 8.3 1 0 0
Lithuania 0 0 - - - -
Luxembourg 34.4 21 18.8 3 40 18
Hungary 1 2 1.3 2 0 0
Malta 5.9 40 1 2 8.1 38
Netherlands 0.4 5 0.1 1 0.6 4
Austria 4.1 22 1.5 4 6.6 18
Poland 2 2 0 0 3.8 2
Portugal 0.9 6 0.2 1 2.2 5
Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 30 3 50 2 25 1
Slovakia 9.1 2 8.3 1 12.5 1
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden (1) 11.1 1 - - - -
Türkiye 0.4 1 - - 0.7 1
Norway - - - - - -
European Union 2 931 0.7 157 3.1 712
EU, Türkiye and Norway 2 932 0.7 157 3.1 713

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
Missing cases of 30% or more for main route of administration: Czechia, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national picture.

Table 1d. Number of clients in opioid agonist treatment (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Count
Belgium 15426
Bulgaria 2975
Czechia (1) 6000
Denmark 5533
Germany 81300
Estonia 1051
Ireland 11486
Greece 9039
Spain 55058
France 177100
Croatia 4480
Italy 75711
Cyprus 200
Latvia 685
Lithuania 1098
Luxembourg 1231
Hungary 577
Malta 796
Netherlands (2) 5241
Austria 20138
Poland 3523
Portugal 18185
Romania 1769
Slovenia 3078
Slovakia 590
Finland 4729
Sweden 4331
Türkiye 4413
Norway 8198
European Union 511330
EU, Türkiye and Norway 523941

Notes

Data on clients in opioid agonist treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Spain, 2020; Finland, 2019; France, Italy, 2018; Netherlands, 2015.
(1) Czechia: number of clients is an estimate derived from the treatment demand register and opioid agonist treatment provided by general practitioners.
(2) Netherlands: data on the number of clients in agonist treatment are not complete.

Table 2a. Cocaine prevalence estimates among the general population and school students (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Year of survey General population surveys - lifetime, all adults (15–64) General population surveys - last 12 months, young adults (15–34) School surveys - lifetime, students (15–16)
Belgium 2018 2.9 1
Bulgaria 2020 2 1.3 3
Czechia 2021 1.4 0.7 2
Denmark 2021 8.1 2.9 2
Germany 2021 5.6 3.1 1
Estonia 2018 5 2.8 2
Ireland 2019 8.3 4.8 3
Greece 2015 1.3 0.6 1
Spain 2022 12 3.1 2
France 2017 5.6 3.2 3
Croatia 2019 4.8 3.9 2
Italy 2017 6.9 1.7 2
Cyprus 2019 1.8 0.9 4
Latvia 2020 2.7 2.2 2
Lithuania 2021 1.8 0.8 2
Luxembourg 2019 2.9 0.9 2
Hungary 2019 1.7 0.6 3
Malta 2013 0.5 2
Netherlands 2021 7.9 4.7 2
Austria 2022 6.2 2.2 2
Poland 2018 0.7 0.5 2
Portugal 2016 1.2 0.3 2
Romania 2019 1.6 0.7 2
Slovenia 2018 2.7 1.8 3
Slovakia 2019 0.9 0.2 1
Finland 2018 3.2 1.5 1
Sweden 2021 2.8 1
Türkiye 2017 0.2 0.1
Norway 2021 5.8 2.7 2
European Union 5.4 2.3
EU, Türkiye and Norway

Notes

Prevalence estimates for the general population: age ranges are 18–64 and 18–34 for France, Germany, Greece and Hungary; 16–64 and 16–34 for Denmark, Estonia and Norway; 18–65 for Malta ; 17–34 for Sweden.
Prevalence estimates for the school population are extracted from the 2019 ESPAD survey, except for Belgium (2019; Flanders only) and Luxembourg (2014). Germany ESPAD data refer to Bavaria only.

 

Table 2b. Entrants into treatment during the year: cocaine clients as a proportion of treatment demands (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All cocaine entrants - % All cocaine entrants - count First-time cocaine entrants - % First-time cocaine entrants - count Previously treated cocaine entrants - % Previously treated cocaine entrants - count
Belgium 29.6 3325 28.6 1093 29.7 2065
Bulgaria 7.6 85 13.3 48 4.8 35
Czechia 0.9 62 1.1 28 1 32
Denmark 19.7 1009 20.8 457 19.2 529
Germany 8.5 3756 8.2 2035 8.7 1494
Estonia 2.1 10 3.3 5 1.6 5
Ireland 30.2 3139 38.4 1612 23.9 1372
Greece 17.7 609 23.6 346 13.5 262
Spain 45.4 17490 45.4 9092 45.1 7744
France 11.8 4424 10.9 1014 13.5 2114
Croatia - - 7.7 41 2.2 114
Italy 38.8 13184 44.5 6313 34.7 6871
Cyprus 29.5 217 23.4 98 38.4 113
Latvia 3.4 21 3.4 12 3.3 9
Lithuania 1.7 8 5.1 4 1.1 4
Luxembourg 33.2 63 28.1 16 35.3 47
Hungary 5.1 220 5.4 161 4 31
Malta 34 676 50.4 207 29.7 469
Netherlands 24.3 2675 20.8 1357 29.6 1318
Austria 14.1 600 17.6 301 11.8 299
Poland 2.2 103 2 47 2.4 54
Portugal 21.8 682 26 440 16.8 242
Romania 2.7 84 3.4 69 1.4 15
Slovenia 4.8 10 5.5 4 3.9 4
Slovakia 1 23 1.3 13 0.6 8
Finland 0.7 3 1.2 2 0.4 1
Sweden (1) 2 639 3.1 389 0.8 154
Türkiye 2.7 256 2.8 117 2.7 139
Norway 3.2 188 4.3 105 2.5 83
European Union 20.2 53117 21.7 25204 19.3 25405
EU, Türkiye and Norway 19.2 53561 20.7 25426 18.3 25627

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national picture.

Table 2c. Entrants into treatment during the year: proportion of cocaine clients with injection as main route of administration (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All cocaine entrants - % All cocaine entrants - count First-time cocaine entrants - % First-time cocaine entrants - count Previously treated cocaine entrants - % Previously treated cocaine entrants - count
Belgium 2.9 81 0.5 5 4.1 71
Bulgaria 1.3 1 2.3 1 0 0
Czechia 5 3 3.7 1 6.5 2
Denmark 1.1 11 0.2 1 2 10
Germany 1.4 35 0.9 12 2.1 20
Estonia 30 3 40 2 20 1
Ireland 0.5 17 0 0 1.1 15
Greece 9.2 56 3.5 12 16.5 43
Spain 0.7 121 0.3 26 1.2 91
France 6.9 276 2.8 26 10.1 196
Croatia - - 0 0 7.3 8
Italy 1.8 216 0.9 52 2.7 164
Cyprus 2.8 6 2 2 3.5 4
Latvia 5.6 1 8.3 1 0 0
Lithuania 0 0 - - - -
Luxembourg 34.4 21 18.8 3 40 18
Hungary 1 2 1.3 2 0 0
Malta 5.9 40 1 2 8.1 38
Netherlands 0.4 5 0.1 1 0.6 4
Austria 4.1 22 1.5 4 6.6 18
Poland 2 2 0 0 3.8 2
Portugal 0.9 6 0.2 1 2.2 5
Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 30 3 50 2 25 1
Slovakia 9.1 2 8.3 1 12.5 1
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden (1) 11.1 1 - - - -
Türkiye 0.4 1 - - 0.7 1
Norway - - - - - -
European Union 2 931 0.7 157 3.1 712
EU, Türkiye and Norway 2 932 0.7 157 3.1 713

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
Missing cases of 30 % or more for main route of administation: Germany, the Netherlands and Latvia.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national picture.

Table 3a. Amphetamines prevalence estimates among the general population and school students (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Year of survey General population surveys - lifetime, all adults (15–64) General population surveys - last 12 months, young adults (15–34) School surveys - lifetime, students (15–16)
Belgium 2018 0.8 1
Bulgaria 2020 2.1 1.4 3
Czechia 2021 1.8 0.3 1
Denmark 2021 7.9 1.4 1
Germany 2021 6.1 2.9 2
Estonia 2018 6.1 2.1 3
Ireland 2019 4.8 2.3 2
Greece 1
Spain 2022 4.6 1.1 1
France 2017 2.2 0.6 1
Croatia 2019 4.6 3.5 2
Italy 2017 2.4 0.3 1
Cyprus 2019 0.4 0.2 2
Latvia 2020 1.8 1.2 2
Lithuania 2021 1.4 0.6 1
Luxembourg 2019 1.3 0.3 1
Hungary 2019 1.5 0.8 3
Malta 2013 0.3 1
Netherlands 2021 6.5 2.7 1
Austria 2022 4.5 1.4 2
Poland 2018 2.4 1.4 3
Portugal 2016 0.4 0 2
Romania 2019 0.2 0.1 1
Slovenia 2018 2.3 1.1 1
Slovakia 2019 0.9 0.2 1
Finland 2018 4.7 3 2
Sweden 2021 1.6 1
Türkiye 2017 0
Norway 2021 3.7 0.5 2
European Union 3.6 1.3
EU, Türkiye and Norway

Notes

Prevalence estimates for the general population: age ranges are 18–64 and 18–34 for France, Germany, Greece and Hungary; 16–64 and 16–34 for Denmark, Estonia and Norway; 18–65 for Malta ; 17–34 for Sweden.
Prevalence estimates for the school population are extracted from the 2019 ESPAD survey, except for Belgium (2019; Flanders only) and Luxembourg (2014). Germany ESPAD data refer to Bavaria only.

 

Table 3b. Entrants into treatment during the year: amphetamines clients as a proportion of treatment demands (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All amphetamines entrants - % All amphetamines entrants - count First-time amphetamines entrants - % First-time amphetamines entrants - count Previously treated amphetamines entrants - % Previously treated amphetamines entrants - count
Belgium 9.9 1110 7 266 11.7 815
Bulgaria 10.6 119 19.4 70 6.6 48
Czechia 41.5 3026 51.6 1299 43 1435
Denmark 6.3 323 5.4 118 7 194
Germany 16.2 7213 13.6 3354 21 3615
Estonia 21 102 28.5 43 18.2 57
Ireland 0.7 76 1.1 47 0.5 28
Greece 1.4 48 1.8 27 1.1 21
Spain 1.8 709 2.1 418 1.6 271
France 0.5 201 0.4 37 0.5 86
Croatia - - 8.6 46 1.9 95
Italy 0.2 75 0.4 51 0.1 24
Cyprus 13 96 12 50 13.9 41
Latvia 21.1 132 25.6 91 15.2 41
Lithuania 4.7 22 11.5 9 3 11
Luxembourg 0.5 1 1.8 1 - -
Hungary 14 599 14.2 422 11.6 90
Malta 0.2 4 0.5 2 0.1 2
Netherlands 7.4 817 7.5 487 7.4 330
Austria 6.8 289 7.1 122 6.6 167
Poland 37.9 1801 40.5 948 35 787
Portugal 0.3 9 0.4 6 0.2 3
Romania 1.5 48 1.7 35 1.2 13
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 49.9 1206 54.7 567 46.2 594
Finland 30.9 132 25 41 34.6 91
Sweden (1) 8.6 2770 10.3 1293 5.5 997
Türkiye 27 2528 38.1 1620 17.8 908
Norway 14.2 832 11.2 275 16.5 557
European Union 8 20928 8.5 9850 7.5 9856
EU, Türkiye and Norway 8.7 24288 9.6 11745 8.1 11321

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
Data on entrants into treatment for Sweden and Norway are for ‘stimulants other than cocaine’.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national picture.

Table 3c. Entrants into treatment during the year: proportion of amphetamines clients with injection as main route of administration (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All amphetamines entrants - % All amphetamines entrants - count First-time amphetamines entrants - % First-time amphetamines entrants - count Previously treated amphetamines entrants - % Previously treated amphetamines entrants - count
Belgium 12.6 119 6.3 14 14.6 101
Bulgaria 1.8 2 0 0 4.8 2
Czechia 65.2 1827 62.5 779 67 933
Denmark 1 3 0 0 1.6 3
Germany 1.5 63 1.1 23 2 38
Estonia 86.3 88 79.1 34 91.2 52
Ireland 21.3 16 19.1 9 25 7
Greece 14.6 7 18.5 5 9.5 2
Spain 2.7 19 3.1 13 2.2 6
France 19.3 32 6.7 2 23.6 17
Croatia - - 0 0 0 0
Italy 2.9 2 4.3 2 - -
Cyprus 9.4 9 2 1 14.6 6
Latvia 53.8 63 47.4 37 66.7 26
Lithuania 17.6 3 25 2 11.1 1
Luxembourg - - - - - -
Hungary 2.6 15 1.7 7 6.8 6
Malta 0 0 - - - -
Netherlands 1.3 4 1 2 1.9 2
Austria 5.8 15 1.8 2 8.9 13
Poland 1.8 32 1 9 3 23
Portugal 22.2 2 33.3 2 0 0
Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 25.6 298 24.3 135 27.6 159
Finland 78.6 99 59.5 22 86.5 77
Sweden (1) 56.7 76 - - - -
Türkiye 0.8 20 0.8 13 0.8 7
Norway - - - - - -
European Union 19.8 2794 16.3 1100 22.1 1474
EU, Türkiye and Norway 16.9 2814 13.3 1113 19.5 1481

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
Data on entrants into treatment for Sweden and Norway are for ‘stimulants other than cocaine’.
Missing cases of 30 % or more for main route of administation: Germany, the Netherlands and Latvia.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national picture.

Table 4a. MDMA prevalence estimates among the general population and school students (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Year of survey General population surveys - lifetime, all adults (15–64) General population surveys - last 12 months, young adults (15–34) School surveys - lifetime, students (15–16)
Belgium 2018 2.5 2
Bulgaria 2020 1.3 0.7 3
Czechia 2021 4.6 1.6 4
Denmark 2021 4 1.2 2
Germany 2021 5.6 2.7 2
Estonia 2018 5.4 2.5 5
Ireland 2019 10.3 6.5 3
Greece 2015 0.6 0.4 1
Spain 2022 5.1 1.8 1
France 2017 3.9 1.3 2
Croatia 2019 4.2 2.6 2
Italy 2017 2.7 0.8 1
Cyprus 2019 1.2 0.4 3
Latvia 2020 1.9 1.6 5
Lithuania 2021 1.8 0.8 3
Luxembourg 2019 2 0.9 1
Hungary 2019 2.5 1.1 3
Malta 2013 0.7 1
Netherlands 2021 12.2 7.8 3
Austria 2022 4.9 1.5 3
Poland 2018 1 0.5 3
Portugal 2016 0.7 0.2 3
Romania 2019 1 0.8 1
Slovenia 2018 2.9 1.3 3
Slovakia 2019 3.1 1 3
Finland 2018 5 2.6 1
Sweden 2021 2 1
Türkiye 2017 0.4 0.2
Norway 2021 3.9 1.6 2
European Union 4 1.8
EU, Türkiye and Norway

Notes

Prevalence estimates for the general population: age ranges are 18–64 and 18–34 for France, Germany, Greece and Hungary; 16–64 and 16–34 for Denmark, Estonia and Norway; 18–65 for Malta ; 17–34 for Sweden.
Prevalence estimates for the school population are extracted from the 2019 ESPAD survey, except for Belgium (2019; Flanders only) and Luxembourg (2014). Germany ESPAD data refer to Bavaria only.

 

Table 4b. Entrants into treatment during the year: MDMA clients as a proportion of treatment demands (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All MDMA entrants - % All MDMA entrants - count First-time MDMA entrants - % First-time MDMA entrants - count Previously treated MDMA entrants - % Previously treated MDMA entrants - count
Belgium 0.4 42 0.7 26 0.2 16
Bulgaria 1.3 15 3 11 0.6 4
Czechia 0.5 33 0.7 18 0.3 9
Denmark 0.3 15 0.2 5 0.4 10
Germany 0.5 213 0.6 143 0.3 60
Estonia 0.2 1 0.7 1 - -
Ireland 0.1 12 0.2 8 0.1 4
Greece 0.2 8 0.3 5 0.2 3
Spain 0.2 72 0.3 59 0.1 12
France 0.5 169 0.7 62 0.3 54
Croatia - - 0.6 3 0.3 17
Italy 0.1 32 0.1 12 0.1 20
Cyprus 0.1 1 0.2 1 - -
Latvia 1.1 7 1.4 5 0.7 2
Lithuania 0.4 2 2.6 2 - -
Luxembourg - - - - - -
Hungary 2.8 121 2.9 87 2.7 21
Malta 0.3 5 0.2 1 0.3 4
Netherlands 0.7 80 1 67 0.3 13
Austria 1 41 1.3 23 0.7 18
Poland 0.6 28 0.9 21 0.3 7
Portugal 0.2 5 0.2 3 0.1 2
Romania 1.1 34 1.5 31 0.3 3
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 0.2 4 0.2 2 0.1 1
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden - - - - - -
Türkiye 0.8 79 0.9 40 0.8 39
Norway - - - - - -
European Union 0.4 940 0.5 596 0.2 280
EU, Türkiye and Norway 0.4 1019 0.5 636 0.2 319

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.

Table 5a. Cannabis prevalence estimates among the general population and school students (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Year of survey General population surveys - lifetime, all adults (15–64) General population surveys - last 12 months, young adults (15–34) School surveys - lifetime, students (15–16)
Belgium 2018 22.6 13.6 17
Bulgaria 2020 8.7 5.9 17
Czechia 2021 25.9 16.1 28
Denmark 2021 37.9 12 17
Germany 2021 34.7 17.2 22
Estonia 2018 24.5 16.6 20
Ireland 2019 24.4 13.8 19
Greece 2015 11 4.5 8
Spain 2022 40.9 19.1 23
France 2021 47.3 19.2 23
Croatia 2019 22.9 20.3 21
Italy 2017 32.7 20.9 27
Cyprus 2019 14.1 8.1 8
Latvia 2020 15 8.2 26
Lithuania 2021 13.7 8.8 18
Luxembourg 2019 23.3 12 19
Hungary 2019 6.1 3.4 13
Malta 2013 4.3 12
Netherlands 2021 29.8 19.2 22
Austria 2020 22.7 11.1 21
Poland 2018 12.1 7.8 21
Portugal 2016 11 8 13
Romania 2019 6.1 6 9
Slovenia 2018 20.7 12.3 23
Slovakia 2019 17 7.7 24
Finland 2018 25.6 15.5 11
Sweden 2021 17.6 6.5 5
Türkiye 2017 2.7 1.8
Norway 2021 25.5 9.3 9
European Union 29.3 15.1
EU, Türkiye and Norway

Notes

Prevalence estimates for the general population: age ranges are 18–64 and 18–34 for France, Germany, Greece and Hungary; 16–64 and 16–34 for Denmark, Estonia, Sweden and Norway; 18–65 for Malta.

Prevalence estimates for the school population are extracted from the 2019 ESPAD survey, except for Belgium (2019; Flanders only) and Luxembourg (2018). Germany ESPAD data refer to Bavaria only. Due to possible overstating, Luxembourg cannabis lifetime prevalence may be slightly overestimated.

 

Table 5b. Entrants into treatment during the year: cannabis clients as a proportion of treatment demands (European Drug Report 2023)
Country All Cannabis entrants - % All Cannabis entrants - count First-time Cannabis entrants - % First-time Cannabis entrants - count Previously treated Cannabis entrants - % Previously treated Cannabis entrants - count
Belgium 30.6 3429 45.6 1746 22.6 1574
Bulgaria 10.9 122 23.8 86 4.4 32
Czechia 14.7 1072 21.4 539 14.1 469
Denmark 57 2917 61.3 1347 53.5 1477
Germany 58.2 25852 67.9 16804 43.9 7564
Estonia 5.6 27 9.9 15 3.5 11
Ireland 21.4 2228 35.2 1477 11.7 671
Greece 26.1 899 40.4 593 15.5 301
Spain 27.5 10587 36.7 7334 16.9 2893
France 56.6 21186 69.7 6504 43.7 6851
Croatia - - 51.9 276 6.1 313
Italy 21.7 7376 29.7 4213 16 3163
Cyprus 44.2 325 56.2 235 27.6 81
Latvia 33.5 210 42.7 152 21.5 58
Lithuania 7.5 35 35.9 28 0.8 3
Luxembourg 24.7 47 38.6 22 18.8 25
Hungary 64.5 2764 67.4 2001 54.5 422
Malta 14.6 291 28 115 11.1 176
Netherlands 47.3 5202 55.5 3625 35.4 1577
Austria 29.7 1264 43.1 739 20.7 525
Poland 31.2 1482 36.8 862 24.7 556
Portugal 36.7 1150 49.4 836 21.9 314
Romania 58.2 1801 71.2 1442 33.5 359
Slovenia 3.3 7 9.6 7 0 0
Slovakia 19.3 466 23.6 244 14.6 188
Finland 14.5 62 22 36 9.9 26
Sweden (1) 10.1 3263 13.1 1633 6.4 1158
Türkiye 17.3 1619 22.1 942 13.3 677
Norway 27.8 1622 37.7 929 20.5 693
European Union 35.7 94064 45.7 52911 23.4 30787
EU, Türkiye and Norway 35 97305 44.7 54782 22.9 32157

Notes

Data on entrants into treatment are for 2021 or most recent year available: Czechia, Spain, France, 2020; Netherlands, 2015.
(1) Sweden: data for clients entering treatment refer to hospital-based care, specialised outpatient care facilities and prison and compulsory care. Data shown are not fully representative of the national

Table 6. Other indicators: drug-induced deaths, HIV diagnoses, injecting drug use estimates, syringes distributed through specialised programmes (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Drug-induced deaths - Year Drug-induced deaths - All ages - Count Drug-induced deaths - Cases per million population - Aged 15-64 Drug-induced deaths - Aged 15–64 - Count HIV diagnoses related to injecting drug use (ECDC) - Cases per million population (a) HIV diagnoses related to injecting drug use (ECDC) - Count (a) Injecting drug use estimate - Year of estimate Injecting drug use estimate - Cases per 1 000 population Syringes distributed through specialised programmes
Belgium 2019 168 20 149 1 11 2019 0.5-1.0 1203860
Bulgaria 2021 20 4 18 2 14 2020 2.1-2.4 534
Czechia 2021 64 8 53 0.7 7 2021 6.0-6.2 9381890
Denmark 2020 197 44 164 1.7 10
Germany 2021 1826 - - 1.4 118 4197853
Estonia 2021 39 40 34 3.8 5 2015 9.0-11.3 1634981
Ireland 2017 235 73 227 1.4 7 522137
Greece 2019 230 34 229 8.1 86 2021 0.3-0.5 576494
Spain 2020 774 19 585 0.9 44 2020 0.2-0.4 1551973
France 2017 417 - - 0.7 44 2020 2.6-2.8 25145060
Croatia 2021 77 28 74 0.2 1 2015 1.8-2.9 269894
Italy (1) 2021 293 8 288 1.2 74 2021 2.1-3.5 515445
Cyprus 2021 10 17 10 5.6 5 2021 0.8-1.5 5224
Latvia 2021 17 14 17 13.2 25 2016 5.3-6.8 1116157
Lithuania 2021 62 34 61 11.1 31 2016 4.4-4.9 264647
Luxembourg 2021 5 11 5 4.7 3 2019 1.9 430281
Hungary 2021 42 6 41 0 0 2015 1 39925
Malta 2021 5 - - 0 0 106276
Netherlands 2021 298 23 262 0.2 3 2015 0.07-0.09
Austria 2021 235 39 234 1.6 14 12708532
Poland 2020 229 7 187 0.3 13 88862
Portugal 2020 63 9 58 2015 1.0-4.5 1132770
Romania 2021 30 2 30 2.5 48 341791
Slovenia 2021 65 44 60 1.9 4 458197
Slovakia 2021 28 7 27 0.2 1 21125
Finland 2021 287 79 271 1.8 10 2017 7.4 6595051
Sweden 2021 450 64 410 0.3 3 1742203
Türkiye 2021 270 5 269 0.1 11 2564798
Norway 2021 241 63 222 0.7 4 2021 1.9-2.4 3800000
European Union 6166 18.3 3494 1.3 581
EU, Türkiye and Norway 6677 15.9 3985 1.1 596

Notes

Overdose data must be interpreted with caution. Methodological differences should be considered when comparing between countries. In some cases, the age band is not specified, and these cases were not included in the calculations of mortality rate referring to the population aged 15–64 years: Germany (1 826), France (417) and Malta (5).
HIV diagnoses related to injecting drug use are from 2020.
Injecting drug use estimates are cases per 1 000 population aged 15-64 (lower and upper limits - when not available central estimate is provided).
Syringes distributed through specialised programmes refer to 2021, except for Spain (2020), Germany (2018; not all sites covered), France (2018) and Italy (2017; data from about half of all sites).

Table 7. Seizures data (European Drug Report 2023)
Country Heroin - Quantity seized (kg) Heroin - Number of seizures (count) Cocaine - Quantity seized (kg) Cocaine - Number of seizures (count) Amphetamine (2) - Quantity seized (kg) Amphetamine (2) - Number of seizures (count) Methamphetamine (2) - Quantity seized (kg) Methamphetamine (2) - Number of seizures (count) MDMA, MDA, MDEA - Quantity seized (tablets) MDMA, MDA, MDEA - Quantity seized (kg) MDMA, MDA, MDEA - Number of seizures (count) Cannabis resin - Quantity seized (kg) Cannabis resin - Number of seizures (count) Herbal cannabis - Quantity seized (kg) Herbal cannabis - Number of seizures (count) Cannabis oil - Quantity seized (kg) Cannabis oil - Quantity seized (litre) Cannabis oil - Number of seizures (count) Cannabis plants - Quantity seized (plants) Cannabis plants - Quantity seized (kg) Cannabis plants - Number of seizures (count)
Belgium 1,554 1,810 96,313 5,228 29 2,278 114 130 456725 249 1,450 13303 6393 639 30370 - (53) 51 - - 672
Bulgaria 1,158 34 12 34 263 49 170 38 2475 260 35 2 16 10407 95 - - - 24265 28467 112
Czech Republic 107 88 181 128 1 45 33 2,404 9308 4 222 1 55 1369 5103 1 - 3 17237 - 442
Denmark - - 397 4,287 160 2,103 3 279 6342  -  212 3035 16950 392 2755 - 5 119 9391 81 -
Germany (1) 222 - 21,549 - 1,318 - 381 - -  -  - 7411 - 949 - - - - - - -
Estonia < 1 17 16 152 26 387 3 68 - 30 132 105 18 117 667 - - - - 75 33
Ireland (1) 88 1,404 670 2,674 - 335 - 52 -  -  389 - 205 - 7,002 - - - - - 659
Greece 364 2,658 1,086 971 < 1 9 59 473 590  -  81 4463 309 5899 7505 2 - 26 87946 - 671
Spain 235 7,873 48,882 38,294 288 2,717 163 591 643553 430 2,461 672678 152467 130092 138893 88 - 196 3203074 - 4525
France 1,300 - 26,500 - 226 - - - 1454085  -  - 72400 - 39500 - - - - 101771 - -
Croatia 250 119 745 413 110 1,059 < 1 26 - 7 313 2 278 1190 5636 - - - 14776 - 225
Italy 568 1,720 20,066 7,785 9 97 28 205 6269 8 226 20084 8290 47043 7324 21 29 52 300448 - 1353
Cyprus < 1 13 5 126 - - 4 161 -  -  10 < 1 11 241 662 - - - 190 - 28
Latvia < 1 3 3 126 13 219 17 358 189094 6 502 1083 109 140 1056 - < 1 7 - 231 60
Lithuania 2 93 5 - 25 463 25 129 - 7 75 187 - 253 - < 1 - 2 - - -
Luxembourg 2 81 4 218 2 10 - - 559  -  9 39 486 14 528 < 1 - 1 - - -
Hungary 13 41 26 325 54 936 2 192 20788 1 448 3 103 847 2811 - 8 31 4701 - 184
Malta 1 25 762 54 < 1 2 < 1 2 - < 1 4 27 17 188 112 - - - 56 - 10
Netherlands (1) 1,734 - 71,796 - 19 - 20 - - 259 - 172 - 734 - - - - 399376 - -
Austria 72 1,096 81 1,664 83 1,068 10 535 89975 14 775 367 647 739 11393 8 - 60 41230 - 552
Poland 120 1 2,133 13 2084 - 163 12 53121 185 - 932 19 9167 194 5 - - 53579 - 1
Portugal 23 270 9,916 513 1 23 < 1 2 541 1 78 14821 1081 1289 449 < 1 5 7 26526 - 216
Romania 1,437 244 875 541 8 276 1 23 48594 3 634 6 80 498 3531 - < 1 3 - - 140
Slovenia 226 348 828 325 98 155 9 26 245350 123 29 < 1 55 1205 2867 - - - 22852 - 148
Slovakia 36 59 < 1 27 < 1 2 24 938 942 < 1 80 31 14 133 1071 < 1 - 1 425 - 22
Finland < 1 23 63 328 393 1,660 2 81 84100 5 374 20 88 667 933 - - - 17100 - 1506
Sweden 11 689 394 3,606 1,555 7,923 9 471 148619 (39) 1,571 4467 13872 2200 7893 5 5 250 - - -
Türkiye 22202 14924 2841 2961 3519 2,442 5,528 57,897 7618013  -  4,581 33068 9807 31048 52510 - 9 4 75702155 - 4646
Norway 33 510 160 1,291 572 3,328 4 133 18805 11 728 1513 5907 737 2805 - 3 - - - -
European Union 9522 18709 303308 67832 6766 21816 1242 7196 3461035 1632 10110 815639 201631 255922 240289 129 106 809 4324803 32441 11559
EU, Türkiye and Norway 31756 34143 306310 72084 10858 27586 6774 65226 11097853 1643 15419 850220 217345 287708 295604 129 (18 813 80026958 32441 16205

Notes

(1) Data on number and quantity of seizures do not include all relevant law enforcement units and should be considered partial, minimum figures. See below:
German Customs: https://www.zoll.de/DE/Presse/Zolljahresstatistik_2021/_functions/faq_5…
Dutch Customs: https://open.overheid.nl/repository/ronl-ae341114359e6f908dcab7e401b434…
Irish Customs, only amounts of quantities siezed: https://www.revenue.ie/en/search.aspx?q=Revenue%20seize%20cocaine%202020
(2) Amphetamines and methamphetamines tablets were converted to mass-equivalents by assuming a mass of 0.25 grams per tablet.
Methamphetamine: methamphetamine/methylamphetamine

 

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