The OFDT has published its assessment of the supply of narcotic drugs in France: cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). It also outlines the 2024 trends regarding trafficking routes, sales locations, the market’s adaptability and crime associated with drug trafficking.
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.
A qualitative study carried out in Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy highlights specific patterns of use of cocaine and cannabis in these overseas territories. It also highlights the impact of local contexts (nightlife and parties, cultural tradition of cannabis use, the presence of precarious groups, etc.) on observed patterns of behaviour.
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 report from the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) provides an overview of the supply, uses, and the social and health consequences of alcohol consumption in France in 2024.
Observations made in 2024 by the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme reveal changes in the way trafficking networks use digital tools, in drug use among people experiencing social precarity and in patterns of drug use in chemsex settings.
Chemical precursors contribute to the increase and diversification in the supply of drugs. The French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) has published an overview of the state of knowledge on this rapidly growing phenomenon, highlighting the regulatory challenges it poses.
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.