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Annual 2021 results of the composition of psychoactive products circulating in France (SINTES update No. 8)
A total of 32 new synthetic products were identified in France in 2021, with the emergence of synthetic opioids and the progression of synthetic cannabinoids. Among these 32 new identifications, 12 were made from samples collected for SINTES, the French National Detection System of Drugs and Toxic Substances.
SINTES is a monitoring program led by the OFDT since 1999, working in close relationship with the Early warning system (EWS) led by the EMCDDA (now EUDA). It is based on the analysis of products collected from users by collectors who return the results after the samples have been analysed by partner forensic laboratories.
The main 2021 observations were, on the one hand, the increase in the proportion of collections with a high cocaine content (over 70% of the total mass of the product), sometimes without any cutting agent, and on the other hand, the continuation of the phenomenon of herbal cannabis adulterated with synthetic cannabinoids.
The observations concerning heavily cut heroin were similar to those for 2020.
Synthetic cathinones were the subject of 44 collections in 2021, with a predominance of 3-MMC samples.
Publication type
Briefing papers
Publication date
Language
French
Author(s)
CHERKI
Sabrina
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
15
Products & addictions
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
MDMA/ecstasy and amphetamine
New Psychoactive Substances
Themes
Supply and markets
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Health alert system