Psychoactive substances, users and markets in France in 2021

Assessment of developments in use and access to care, marked by the health crisis linked to Covid-19.

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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.

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
French
English
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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