1999-2019: Changes in drug use and supply in France through the experience of the OFDT'S TREND scheme

On the 20th anniversary of the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme and the National Detection System of Drugs and Toxic Substances (SINTES), the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) looks back on two decades of drug monitoring. 

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This issue of the Théma collection reports the major transformations in the field of illicit and misused substances that these two schemes, fairly unique in Europe, have been able to identify and analyse. 

This summary describes the transformations of settings and drug supply during these two decades, while a second part examines the main developments regarding cannabis, cocaine and heroin.

Publication type
Reports
Publication date
Language
Français
Author(s)
CADET-TAÏROU
Agnès
GANDILHON
Michel
GÉROME
Clément
MARTINEZ
Magali
MILHET
Maitena
DETREZ
Victor
ADÈS
Julie-Émilie
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
72
ISBN
979-10-92728-42-2
Products & addictions
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
New Psychoactive Substances
Themes
Supply and markets
Specific population(s)
Festive settings
Vulnerable groups
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Health alert system

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