2022 European Drug Report

What do the latest data tell us about trends in drug use and the market? What hazardous new drugs are emerging? What substances are posing the greatest health threats? Find out the answer to all of these questions, and more, in the European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments.

European Drug Report 2022

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EU solidarity with Ukraine
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Job vacancy: Head of sector for human resources management
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Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys

EU Drug Markets: Cocaine

EU Drug Markets: Methamphetamiine
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Recreational settings: health and social responses
Wastewater and drugs: a European multi.city study. Animated map of Europe with coloured bubbles over maps.

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a study
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Prevention toolkit: your one-stop shop for EMCDDA prevention materials

European Responses Guide
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Local communities: health and social responses
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European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: top-level findings, 21 EU countries and Switzerland

Lisbon Addictions is back: Registration and call for abstracts are open!
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Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance
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Elimination barometer on viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs in Europe

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Publications

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Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area
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Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys
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How to run a trends workshop: An EMCDDA foresight toolkit for the drugs field
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Spotlight on… e-health interventions
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Update from the EU Early Warning System, 2022
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General Report of Activities 2021

European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments
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Timeline: 25 years of Early Warning System (EWS)

Methamphetamine market

Cocaine market
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European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments

EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis
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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
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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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European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) 2022

27 Jun 2022 to 08 Jul 2022

Lisbon, Portugal

Training

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World Hepatitis Day 2022

28 Jul 2022

International day

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23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference

28 Aug 2022 to 31 Aug 2022

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Conference

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North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) 2022

16 Sep 2022 to 18 Sep 2022

San Francisco, USA

Conference
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Videos

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EMCDDA webinar: Preparing for the future — applying a foresight approach in the drugs field

EMCDDA webinar: Drug consumption rooms in Europe
EMCDDA webinar, Wednesday 25 May 2022, 13.00-14.30 CET (Brussels): Knowing youth - digital platforms for decision making (ESPAD and beyond)

EMCDDA webinar: Knowing youth — digital platforms for decision making (ESPAD and beyond)
EMCDDA webinar: workplaces and drugs, issues and challenges for the future, 28 April 2022 12.00-13-30 CET

EMCDDA webinar: Workplaces and drugs – issues and challenges for the future
photo of hands rolling a cannabis cigarette. Women and Drugs in Europe: why gender matters

EMCDDA webinar: Women and drugs in Europe — why gender matters
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EMCDDA and the changing face of Europe's drugs problem
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Data visualisations

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 2022)

Main behavioural techniques used in prevention interventions in high-risk neighbourhoods: evidence of effectiveness, 2019
Availability of awareness-raising responses in the workplace in Europe ranges from Finland (58.3%) to Estonia (20.9%) with an EU27 average at 36.2%.

Availability of awareness-raising responses in the workplace to prevent substance use (e.g. smoking, alcohol or drugs)

Interventions in high-risk neighbourhoods: provision in European countries, 2019

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)
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