Cannabis use in Europe stabilizes after long-term growth.Cannabis remains the most widely used drug in Europe, with an estimated 31 million users in 2024 (10 million women and 21 million men).In the majority of countries with available data, use has stabilized in recent years following long-term…
The synthetic drugs market in the Near and Middle East remains dynamic, following disruptions in the supply of “captagon”.The Near and Middle East accounted for 77 per cent of global “captagon” seizures in 2020–2024, with production mainly in the Syrian Arab Republic and Lebanon and trafficking…
Coca cultivation has continued to expand alongside a decline in eradication.
Cocaine use continues to increase in Western and Central Europe as well as South-Eastern Europe, according to several indicators of use and harm.In 2024, demand-side and supply-side domestic market indicators showed diverging trends in Western and Central Europe, suggesting localized disruptions…
Cocaine seizures reached new highs in 2024 alongside potential cocaine manufacture.Both cocaine manufacture and seizures hit record levels in 2024. Global potential cocaine manufacture rose more than fourfold over the period 2014-2024, while cocaine seizures, largely driven by seizures in South…
Cocaine purities have increased over time, especially at the retail level.
In most countries, purities at the wholesale level are higher than at the retail level where
cocaine is frequently cut.
Cocaine purities at the wholesale level are higher in or near…
Cocaine seizures continue to rise and remain concentrated in the Americas and Western and Central Europe.In Europe, Spain reported the largest quantities seized in 2024, followed by France, Belgium and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, marking a change from previous years when Belgium reported the…
Trafficking of cocaine remains concentrated in the Americas and Western Europe though data show that all continents are affectedColombia, followed by Peru and Brazil were identified as the main departing countries of cocaine shipments worldwide over the period 2020-2024, but trafficking routes vary…
In the United States and in Canada use of cocaine declined among young people until 2024, but not among the general population. Men continue to account for higher levels of use and harms than women, with cocaine-related overdose deaths rising much more sharply for men over the past decade –…
In Australia, multiple drug-related indicators show an increase in cocaine use and associated harm between 2010 and 2021, particularly among men. However, cocaine still plays a relatively small role in overall drug-related harm, with only 2.7 per cent of people in drug-related treatment reporting…
Cocaine is the second most used drug in Europe, after cannabis. However, per capita consumption of the substance tends to be lower than in the Americas.Annual use of cocaine is relatively high in Western and Central Europe (the subregion with the third highest average prevalence in the world) and…
Over the past decade, the prevalence of cocaine use has remained relatively stable in some countries of South America while increasing in others. However, the most recent data from countries where available show signs of stabilization.A wide variety of cocaine products are used in the region,…
