Markets, products, users: recent trends (2011-2012)

The TREND scheme (Emerging Trends and New Drugs) established by the OFDT in 1999 endeavours to detect emerging phenomena and trends in illegal drug use, including trends in substances, supply, routes of administration and user profiles. 

The analysis of the data from the 13th TREND survey (2011 and early 2012) and the scheme's various components serves to highlight a series of changes. 

This issue of Tendances takes stock of four aspects. The first discusses changes in the main illegal drug markets, which have experienced significant shifts in terms of purity and price for several substances (heroin, cocaine, MDMA). 

A rise in herbal cannabis cultivation in Europe and the emergence of NPS (New Psychoactive Substances) are also new phenomena. 

The next section examines questions directly linked to users: routes of administration, and especially an increase in "chasing the dragon", and worsening social and health situations for the most socially fragile users. 

Finally, the last two sections are dedicated to certain products (crack, freebase, ketamine and methamphetamine), whose spread and/ or accessibility should be monitored along with their substitution treatments.

Publication type
Tendances
No.
86
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
CADET-TAÏROU
Agnès
GANDILHON
Michel
LAHAIE
Emmanuel
MARTINEZ
Magali
DAMBÉLÉ
Sayon
SAID
Stéphane
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
8
Products & addictions
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
Ketamine
LSD and mushrooms
MDMA/ecstasy and amphetamine
New Psychoactive Substances
Themes
Supply and markets
Specific population(s)
Adolescents
Adults
Vulnerable groups
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Health alert system