This infographic coming from the publication New psychoactive substances: 25 years of early warning and response in Europe — an update from the EU Early Warning System presents some key statistics on notifications of the new psychoactive substances to the EWS and NPS seizures (trends in the number and quantities seized), in the EU-27.
Number of NPS notified for the first time, 2005-2021 (EU+2)
Trends in the number of cannabinoid seizures, 2008-2020 (EU)
Trends in the quantities seized for all physical forms reported in weight, 2005-2020 (EU)
Number of NPS seizures by substance, 2020 (EU)
Quantity of NPS seized by substance, 2020 (EU)
Source data
Table 1: Number of NPS notified for the first time, 2005-2021 (EU+2)
| Year |
Aminoindanes |
Arylalkylamines |
Arylcyclohexylamines |
Benzodiazepines |
Cannabinoids |
Cathinones |
Opioids |
Others |
Phenethylamines |
Piperazines |
Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
Plants and extracts |
Indolalkylamines (Tryptamines) |
|---|
| 2005 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
| 2006 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
| 2010 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
11 |
14 |
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2011 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
7 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
31 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
| 2013 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
29 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
| 2014 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
30 |
31 |
4 |
14 |
9 |
|
|
|
5 |
| 2015 |
|
4 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
26 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
|
3 |
| 2016 |
|
3 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| 2017 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
| 2018 |
|
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
| 2019 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
| 2020 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
11 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
| 2021 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
Table 2: Trends in the number of cannabinoid seizures, 2008-2020 (EU)
| Year |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|---|
| Number of seizures |
99 |
358 |
1006 |
1718 |
2820 |
9813 |
9601 |
7819 |
9941 |
8962 |
8729 |
6042 |
5711 |
Table 3: Trends in the quantities seized for all physical forms reported in weight, 2005-2020 (EU)
| Year |
Quantity seized (kg) |
|---|
| 2005 |
1.896 |
| 2006 |
22.601 |
| 2007 |
65.771 |
| 2008 |
62.241 |
| 2009 |
944.083 |
| 2010 |
1110.328 |
| 2011 |
676.245 |
| 2012 |
1805.11 |
| 2013 |
1940.076 |
| 2014 |
2925.087 |
| 2015 |
4599.363 |
| 2016 |
3174.617 |
| 2017 |
3018.414 |
| 2018 |
4118.687 |
| 2019 |
2042.926 |
| 2020 |
5133.833 |
Table 4: Number of NPS seizures by substance, 2020 (EU)
| Category |
Number of seizures |
|---|
| Cannabinoids |
6314 |
| Cathinones |
5501 |
| Others |
3922 |
| Arylcyclohexylamines |
2569 |
| Benzodiazepines |
1012 |
| Phenethylamines |
673 |
| Opioids |
594 |
| Arylalkylamines |
240 |
| Indolalkylamines |
231 |
| Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
157 |
| Piperazine derivates |
19 |
| Aminoindanes |
3 |
Table 5: Quantity of NPS seized by substance, 2020 (EU)
| Category |
Quantities seized (kg) |
|---|
| Cannabinoids |
235.931 |
| Cathinones |
3307.094 |
| Others |
316.169 |
| Arylcyclohexylamines |
1189.84 |
| Benzodiazepines |
4.42 |
| Phenethylamines |
15.983 |
| Opioids |
10.734 |
| Arylalkylamines |
51.797 |
| Indolalkylamines |
1.225 |
| Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
0.57 |
| Piperazine derivates |
0.066 |
| Aminoindanes |
0.005 |
