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Illicit drugs are big business. They are one of the main profit-generating activities of organised crime and are estimated to represent around one-fifth of global crime proceeds. The negative impacts of illicit drug markets are multifaceted and far-reaching, which is why they remain a key threat to the security of the European Union and the safety of its citizens.

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EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today. Understanding the reality of the European drug market requires a holistic approach, following the supply chain from production and trafficking to distribution and sales.

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EU Drug Market: Cannabis — In-depth analysis

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Introduction

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Key findings and threat assessment

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Global context

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Production

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Trafficking and supply

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Criminal networks

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Retail markets

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Actions to address current threats and increase preparedness

2023
EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — In-depth analysis

2023
EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — Actions to address current threats and increase preparedness

2023
EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — Effects, risks and harms of use

2023
EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — Retail markets

2023
EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — Prices and purities

2023
EU Drug Market: Amphetamine — Criminal networks

2023

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New analysis highlights greater diversity of cannabis products, rising potency, and security risks posed by Europe's largest illicit drug market (November 2023 )
Amphetamine: new analysis on Europe's most common synthetic stimulant highlights sophisticated EU-based production and environmental concerns (October 2023 )
New report explores links between drug markets and gun violence in the EU (October 2023 )
New report shows Europe as key transhipment area for captagon bound for Arabian Peninsula (September 2023 )
Greater diversity in drug supply and use creates new challenges for Europe (June 2023 )
Port of Antwerp welcomes officials following continued rise in cocaine seizures (February 2023 )
EMCDDA releases new findings on drug markets in the eastern and southern European Neighbourhood Policy regions (November 2022 )
EMCDDA releases new analysis on the drug situation in the Western Balkans (November 2022 )
Drug supply and use bounce back after COVID-19 disruption (June 2022 )
25 years of monitoring and responding to new drugs in Europe — update published today (June 2022 )
Europe’s changing role in expanding cocaine and methamphetamine markets (May 2022 )
Coming soon: latest analyses of Europe’s cocaine and methamphetamine markets (April 2022 )
Methamphetamine from Afghanistan: ‘signals indicate that Europe should be better prepared’, says new EMCDDA report (September 2021 )
New report highlights public health risks and increasing availability of ‘designer benzodiazepines’ in Europe (June 2021 )
European drug market proves resilient to COVID-19 disruption (June 2021 )

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Events

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Launch: EU Drug Markets – cannabis (EMCDDA-Europol Webinar) (16 Nov 2023, Online)
11th annual EMCDDA Reference Group on Drug Supply Indicators (06 Nov 2023 to 07 Nov 2023, Lisbon, Portugal)
EMCDDA-Europol Webinar: EU Drug Markets – focus on amphetamine (16 Oct 2023, Online)
EMCDDA-CEPOL Residential training course 'Drug crime and markets - strategic analysis' (18 Apr 2023, Budapest, Hungary)
Launch event: EU Drug Markets analyses (06 May 2022)
EL PAcCTO working group on maritime and air trafficking routes (16 Mar 2022 to 18 Mar 2022)
Steering Committee of the Global Illicit Flows Programme (17 Feb 2022, Online)
EMCDDA-CEPOL joint training on drug crime and markets – strategic analysis (30 Nov 2021 to 03 Dec 2021, Online)
Regional Meeting of the Global SMART Programme on New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and Early Warning Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (20 Oct 2021 to 21 Oct 2021, Online)
EMCDDA webinar: Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift? (08 Oct 2021, Online)
Launch of the EMCDDA trendspotter briefing Illicit drug markets and supply in the Western Balkans: Impact of COVID-19 (18 Jun 2021)
3rd Global Conference on Drugs and Illicit Substances (08 Jun 2021, Online)
Emerging Markets: Methamphetamine Originating from Afghanistan (19 May 2021, Online)
Coffee talks: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug trafficking and drug use in Europe (27 Apr 2021, Online)
Regional workshop on ‘Darknet drug-related investigations in the Western Balkans' (26 Apr 2021 to 28 Apr 2021, Online)

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Source data for Cannabis – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Statistical Bulletin 2023 — price, purity and potency
Source data for Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Source data for Drug supply, production and precursors – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Statistical Bulletin 2023 — drug law offences
Source data for Synthetic stimulants– the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Source data for New psychoactive substances – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Source data for MDMA – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Source data for Other drugs – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Source data for Heroin and other opioids – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Statistical Bulletin 2022 — drug law offences
Statistical Bulletin 2022 — seizures of drugs
Statistical Bulletin 2022 — price, purity and potency
Statistical Bulletin 2021 — drug law offences
Statistical Bulletin 2021 — seizures of drugs

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Document library

Documents on this topic in our Document Library

Environmental impact of synthetic drug production: analysis of groundwater samples for contaminants derived from illicit synthetic drug production waste (2023 )
The nexus between drug markets and gun violence in the European Union (2023 )
Estimating the size of drug markets in selected European cities using wastewater-derived data on drug and drug metabolite residues (2023 )
An analysis of cash collection systems related to the European drug market (2023 )
An analysis of drug dealing via social media (2023 )
Cryptocurrencies and drugs: Analysis of cryptocurrency use on darknet markets in the EU and neighbouring countries (2023 )
Identifying the impact of the business cycle on drug-related harms in European countries (2023 )
Cannabis cultivation and trafficking in the Western Balkans (2022 )
Improving the estimation of the size of the European drug market (2022 )
Regulatory approaches to cannabidiol in the European Union (2021 )
Monitoring an online illicit drug market during COVID 19 in Georgia (2021 )
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on illicit drug supply and drug related behaviour of people who use drugs in Georgia –prospective cohort study (2021 )
Luxembourg national drug report 2020 (2021 )
COVID-19 and drugs in the European neighbourhood partnership countries (2021 )
Mini-European web survey on drugs — Impact of COVID-19 on drug use, acquisition behaviour and the drug market in Luxembourg (2021 )