Psychoactive substances, users and markets in France in 2021

This issue of Tendances No. 154 looks back on the development of freebase cocaine use among the most vulnerable drug users and their difficulties in accessing care during 2021, a year marked by the measures taken in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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It reports on the distribution processes of 3-MMC and ketamine within techno party environments, then examines the evolution of consumption in the context of chemsex and its social and health-related consequences.

Publication type
Tendances
No.
154
Publication date
Language
Français
Anglais
Author(s)
GÉROME
Clément
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
8
Products & addictions
Benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
GHB and solvents
Heroin and opioids
Ketamine
LSD and mushrooms
MDMA/ecstasy and amphetamine
New Psychoactive Substances
Poppers
Themes
Supply and markets
Specific population(s)
Adults
Festive settings
Vulnerable groups
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Health alert system

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