European Web Survey on Drugs

Explore the top-level findings from the most recent European Web Survey on Drugs. The survey ran between March and April 2021 in 30 countries (21 EU and 9 non-EU) when many populations were under COVID-19-related lockdowns. It aims to improve understanding of patterns of drug use in Europe and help shape future drug policies and interventions.

European Web Survey on Drugs  

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European Responses Guide

Lisbon Addictions is back: Registration and call for abstracts are open!
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Drug-related infectious diseases: update from our expert network
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European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: top-level findings, 21 EU countries and Switzerland
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Opioid-related deaths: health and social responses
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Elimination barometer on viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs in Europe
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Drug-related infectious diseases: health and social responses

FAQ: drug overdose deaths in Europe
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Toolkit to increase access to hepatitis C testing and care in drug services

New psychoactive substances: health and social responses
Graphic shows a series of pie charts for cannabis, cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines, showing drug prevalance rates in the EU. Cannabis is the most used drug with 7.7% of adults having used it in the last year. Last year use for cocaine is 1.2%, MDMA is 0.9%

European Drug Report 2021
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Stimulants: health and social responses

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Spotlight on… Drug consumption rooms
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Single programming document 2022–2024
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Drug-related infectious diseases (DRID): update from the expert network, October 2021
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European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: EU countries
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European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Western Balkans
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European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: methodology
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Initial report on 3-MMC
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Initial report on 3-CMC
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Opioid-related deaths: responses miniguide
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Infectious diseases: responses miniguide
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European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments
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European Responses Guide
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Prison and drugs in Europe
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Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European study

EU Drug Markets Report 2019
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European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: EU countries
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European Prevention Curriculum handbook

An analysis of drugs in used syringes from sentinel European cities

Medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids
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Events

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International Women’s Day

08 Mar 2022

International day

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ESCAPE technical meeting

10 Mar 2022

Online

Meeting

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Sixty-fifth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

14 Mar 2022 to 18 Mar 2022

Meeting

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EUSEME: final meeting

22 Mar 2022 to 23 Mar 2022

EMCDDA expert meeting
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Videos

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EMCDDA and the changing face of Europe's drugs problem
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EMCDDA webinar: Drug-related deaths in Europe, current challenges and implications for responses
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EMCDDA beyond EU borders: spotlight on countries neighbouring the EU (EU4MD)
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EMCDDA beyond EU borders: spotlight on pre-accession partners (IPA)
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EMCDDA webinar: Cannabis control approaches across Europe
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EMCDDA Webinar: Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift?
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Data visualisations

Infographic: Has the COVID-19 pandemic had any impact on your drug use?
Location of drug consumption facilities in Europe, November 2019. The map shows a concentration of facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and parts of Spain

Infographic. Location and number of drug consumption facilities throughout Europe
Countries in the west of Europe are more likely to provide take-home naloxone than in the east of Europe

Infographic. Availability of take-home naloxone programmes in Europe
While last year cocaine use among young people is low, in many countries in Europe it is close to 3%.

Infographic: cocaine use in the last year in Europe – young adults (15-34)
Some key cannabis prevalance use data for young adults in Europe. Less than 20% have used cannabis in the last year. There are wide variations between countries, from 2% to over 20%. More men report using than women. Frequency of use varies widely.

Cannabis use in the last year in Europe – young adults (15-34)
Graphic shows a series of pie charts for cannabis, cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines, showing drug prevalance rates in the EU. Cannabis is the most used drug with 7.7% of adults having used it in the last year. Last year use for cocaine is 1.2%, MDMA is 0.9%

At a glance — estimates of drug use in the European Union (updated June 2021)
Brreakdown of seizures of drugs in 2019. Most seized drugs were herbal cannabis (37%), cannabis resin (36%) and cocaine (11%).Infographic also shows trends in seizures since 2009. Biggest increases: MDMA, methamphetamine, cocaine and herbal cannabis

Drug seizures at a glance, 2019
infographic showing characteristics of cannabis users entering treatment. 84% are male. Approximately half are daily users.Trends since 2009 so an apprroximately 20% increase.

Cannabis users entering treatment in the EU (updated June 2021)
Infographic shows price and purity for cannabis resin and herbal in EU. Price for resin is on average between 7 and 12 euros and for herbal betwen 8 and 13. Resin is about twice as potent. Price is fairly stable since 2009 but potency has increased a lot.

Cannabis price and potency in the European Union (updated June 2021)
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