This issue of Drugs, International Challenges focuses on the experimental approach to cannabis reform developed in Switzerland. It was written by a researcher directly involved in the development and implementation of this approach, through the conduct of a pilot trial of cannabis sales as well as other related research and expertise.
In order to reflect the diversity of tools available to monitor the use of licit and illicit substances, the health or criminal consequences of such use, and the public responses implemented, the OFDT has been updating a directory of statistical data sources since 1994.
The OFDT, in partnership with MILDECA, has published a report on the trends in illicit drug markets in mainland France, in terms of both volume and value. This research, conducted by Professors Christian Ben Lakhdar and Sophie Massin from the University of Lille, estimates the average total turnover at €6.8 billion in 2023 – nearly three times higher than in 2010 – driven mainly by significant…
The OFDT conducted an international study to describe how national regulations on alcohol marketing seek to prevent exposure among young people, particularly minors, in six European countries with varying frameworks, targeting digital marketing to varying degrees.
This issue provides a European overview of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other drug use among 16-year-olds, as well as an overview of trends over the past decade, both in France and across all participating countries. The results showed that France is now below the European average for all use indicators, recording one of the sharpest declines in drug use on the continent since 2015.
In 2024, the French gambling market continued to grow, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) on the rise and increases for the different types of games. The latest report from the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) reviews gambling in France, how it has changed since 2019, and the risks associated with excessive gambling.
In 2023, the ESCAPAD survey conducted by the OFDT interviewed 2 869 seventeen-year-olds in Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, New Caledonia and French Polynesia. The results confirmed that levels of psychoactive substance use were often lower than those observed in mainland France, while also highlighting marked territorial disparities.
The 2023 edition of the Survey on Representations, Opinions and Perceptions regarding Psychoactive Drugs (EROPP), which has been carried out by the OFDT since 1999, highlights changes in French views on drugs. It should be noted more particularly that perceived danger is now being redefined in terms of habits of use, and no longer solely on the basis of the legal status of the substance.
The OFDT is publishing a note to summarise and update knowledge on the illicit use of ketamine, based on almost twenty years of data collected in particular through the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme.
Tobacco in France: sales continue to fall, accompanied by positive momentum in smoking cessation
The OFDT, in partnership with Santé publique France, has revealed levels of tobacco use by region among the adult population in mainland France. In 2023, a representative sample of 14 984 adults aged 18 to 75 living in mainland France was surveyed as part of the Survey on representations, opinions and perceptions regarding psychoactive drugs (EROPP), conducted by the OFDT since…
As part of this study, 124 advertisements were collected on the Internet over the period 2014-2024 and analysed against 31 content analytical criteria. The analysis showed that advertisements have sometimes exploited the subjective nature of the prohibited subjects, including after 2020.
Gambling is described by lawmakers as a "non-ordinary" market. The main preventive measures with regard to gambling and betting are prohibition of sales and advertising aimed at minors, as well as restrictions in these areas concerning problem gamblers.
The report confirms trends already observed in previous years, including persistently low referral rates from primary care, alcohol use remaining the most common reason for consultation, and clear demographic disparities depending on the substance used.
To better describe treatment strategies for alcohol use disorders, the OFDT conducted a qualitative study (TUPSALCO) between 2022 and 2024 on use trajectories and recourse to alcohol-related care, with a particular focus on comparing the perspectives of professionals and clients.
This report examines global trends in the illicit drugs market and their repercussions on the French market. It also provides a specific focus on the supply of cannabis, cocaine, heroin, and amphetamine-type stimulants in France.
This tenth edition of ‘Drugs and addictions, key data’ updates the available data on addiction and the use of psychoactive substances, including drugs legally available to adults and illicit drugs.
Observations by the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme in 2023 show that sales practices and the organisation of trafficking continue to evolve.
This report details the practice of gambling in France, traces its developments since 2019 and addresses the problem of excessive gambling.
In total, 731 collections of psychoactive products were carried out under the OFDT's SINTES system in 2023, an increase of 17% compared to 2022.