2021 European Drug Report

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use and supply? What drugs are causing the most concern today? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking? Get the facts in this year’s European Drug Report

2021 European Drug Report

Spotlight

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Just published! European Drug Report 2021
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Out today! New benzodiazepines in Europe report
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Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study
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COVID-19 and drugs
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European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) 2021
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Publications

cover of Illicit drug markets and supply in the Western Balkans: Impact of COVID-19

Illicit drug markets and supply in the Western Balkans: Impact of COVID-19
Cover of the General Report of Activities 2020

General Report of Activities 2020
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European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments
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New benzodiazepines in Europe – a review
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Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European study
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Drug-related deaths and mortality in Europe
cover of report Exploring drug supply, associated violence and exploitation of vulnerable groups in Denmark

Drug supply, violence and exploitation of vulnerable groups in Denmark
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European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments
Wastewater POD's cover

Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European study

EU Drug Markets Report 2019
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Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide

An analysis of drugs in used syringes from sentinel European cities

Medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids
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Latest news

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Events

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Treatment/TDI expert meeting

16 Jun 2021 to 18 Jun 2021

Online

EMCDDA expert meeting

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21st Annual meeting of the Reitox Early Warning System Network

22 Jun 2021 to 23 Jun 2021

EMCDDA expert meeting

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EMCDDA Budget committee meeting

23 Jun 2021

EMCDDA statutory body meeting

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EMCDDA Executive committee meeting

23 Jun 2021

EMCDDA statutory body meeting
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Videos

Video Screenshot of EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel

Spotlight: Impact of COVID-19 on EMCDDA activities
Video screenshot of the press conference on occasion of the European Drug Report launch with Kathryn Robertson, Media relations, and EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel seated in the launch studio.

Video: Launch of the 2021 European Drug Report: Online media event
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Video: European Drug Report 2021 — highlights
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Video: Launch of the 2021 European Drug Report: speech by Commissioner Ylva Johansson
Video Screenshot of Chair of the EMCDDA Management Board Laura d’Arrigo

Video: Launch of the 2021 European Drug Report: speech by the Chair of the EMCDDA Management Board Laura d’Arrigo
Video Screenshot of Sandrine Sleiman

Spotlight on our activities: Reitox network
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Data visualisations

Infographic giving an overview of characteristics of amphetamine users entering treatment in EU in 2019. 75% are male. They use on average 4 times a week. Most users sniff and the highest number of users are located in countrries in Eastern Europe.

Amphetamine users entering treatment in the EU (updated June 2021)
Graphics shows price and purity in the EU for amphetamine in 2019. Average price is betwen 10 and 25 Euro per gram. Purity is between 20 to 35 %, Since 2009, prices are stable but purity has increased over 60%,

Amphetamine price and purity in the European Union (updated June 2021)
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)
Infographic shows different charts illustrating the characteristics of cocaine users enterng treatment. They are mainly male and use cocaine more than once a week. Most sniff cocaine. Between 2009 and 2019, numbers entering treatment in EU are similar.

Cocaine users entering treatment in the EU (updated June 2021)
Graphic showing seizures of cannabis resin and herb in the EU in 2019. While numbers for quantities of seizures are similar (approximately 350000 in the EU), the quantity in weight of cannabis resin seized is two to three times greater than for herb.

Cannabis seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)
Graphic showing number and quantity of seizures of cocaine in the EU in 2021. Approximately 100000 seizures in number and a little over 200 tonnes in weight.

Cocaine seizures in the EU (updated June 2021)
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