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Explore the most recent data on the drug situation in Europe provided by the EU Member States. These datasets underpin the analysis presented in the agency's work. Most data may be viewed interactively on screen and downloaded in Excel format.
We work closely with the 27 EU Member States plus Norway and Türkiye, candidates and potential candidates to the EU, the European Neighbourhood Policy countries and other third countries.
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Explore our wide range of publications, videos and infographics on the drugs problem and how Europe is responding to it.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the leading authority on illicit drugs in the European Union.
Prevalence and patterns of drug use is one of the key indicators used by the EMCDDA to assess the drug situation in Europe. It helps with understanding patterns of use, risk perceptions, social and health correlates, as well as the consequences of the use of illicit drugs. This indicator makes use of a number of tools including data from general and school population drug surveys, as well as innovative new approaches such as wastewater-based drug epidemiology, and targeted surveys, including web surveys. On this page you can find a selection of the EMCDDA's resources on this topic.
The annual Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering prevalence and patterns of use, as well as a wide-range of other topics including drug supply, public health problems, responses and drug policy.
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