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Joint publications

EU Drug Markets Report 2019

November 2019

The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. The analysis presented in this report spans numerous topics such as the links between drugs and other crimes, the licit economy and society more generally as...
EMCDDA Papers

Using open-source information to improve the European drug monitoring system

November 2019

This paper explains the methodology developed by the EMCDDA for open-source information monitoring in the area of drug markets. Initially designed to support the work of the EU Early Warning System in 2016, the technique has recently been expanded to cover open-source information through a pilot...
Joint publications

Highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report for policy and practice

November 2019

This short publication presents the main highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report 2019, targeting policy and practice.
EMCDDA Papers

Drug supply reduction: an overview of EU policies and measures

January 2017

Illicit drug markets have a global reach. This paper provides an overview of EU policies and responses to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs within the international context. It considers the different strategic areas involved, the EU structures concerned, along with some of the key...
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Perspectives on Drugs (PODs)

Cocaine trafficking to Europe (Perspectives on drugs)

May 2016

Cocaine is Europe’s most commonly used illicit stimulant drug, with about 3.6 million adults (aged 15–64) estimated to have used it in the last year. It is the second most seized drug in Europe, after cannabis. Cocaine is trafficked to Europe from the producer countries of South America by both air...
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Joint publications

2016 EU Drug Markets Report: Strategic Overview

April 2016

This publication provides a strategic overview of the key findings of the 2016 EU Drug Markets Report: In-depth Analysis. The report brings together our knowledge and understanding of the operation and structure of the drug market within the broader context of the illicit drugs phenomenon in the EU...
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Joint publications

2016 EU Drug Markets Report: In-depth Analysis

April 2016

The EU Drug Markets Report 2016 is the second comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. The analysis provided in this report spans numerous topics such as the links between drugs and other crimes, the licit economy and society more generally as...
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Perspectives on Drugs (PODs)

Opioid trafficking routes from Asia to Europe (Perspectives on drugs)

June 2015

Imported heroin has historically been available in Europe in two forms, the most common being brown heroin (its chemical base form), originating mainly in Afghanistan and other countries in south-west Asia. Less common is white heroin (a salt form), which historically came from south-east Asia but...
Joint publications

EU drug markets report: a strategic analysis

January 2013

The EU drug markets report is the first comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union. It covers issues such as production, consumer markets, trafficking, organised crime and policy responses, along with a review of the markets for heroin, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine,...
Insights

Cannabis production and markets in Europe

June 2012

This study brings together available evidence to provide a comprehensive analysis of cannabis production and markets across the EU. It combines information from EMCDDA routine reporting — data on patterns of prevalence and use, seizures, police reports, drug-law offences, cannabis potency and...
Joint publications

Cocaine: a European Union perspective in the global context

April 2010

This report provides an overview of what is known about how cocaine is produced and trafficked into the European Union. It aims to provide a better understanding of the actors involved, the routes taken, and the scale of the problem in Europe. It also reviews some of the supply reduction responses...
Technical datasheets

Monitoring the supply of cocaine to Europe

October 2008

Growing cocaine use in several EU countries, and increased seizures of cocaine on air, sea and land routes, have become subjects of increasing concern to policymakers. This datasheet provides a short review of key issues relating to how cocaine is manufactured in Latin America and transported to...
Technical datasheets

Monitoring the supply of heroin to Europe

September 2008

In recent years, anxiety in Europe has increased about the impact of record opium harvests in Afghanistan, and a decrease in heroin retail prices. This datasheet provides a condensed review of the key issues about how heroin manufactured from Afghan opium reaches European consumers via the Balkan...

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