This briefing paper presents an overview and traces the main developments in the chemsex phenomenon in France over the past fifteen years.
The 2022-2023 National Adolescent Health and Substance Use Survey in Middle and High Schools (EnCLASS) interviewed a representative sample of pupils enrolled in high schools about their health, lifestyle habits, and possible use of psychoactive substances.
For the past two decades the Survey on Health and Use on National Defence and Citizenship Day (ESCAPAD) conducted by the OFDT has made it possible to quantify the use of psychoactive substance by 17-year-olds at a regional level.
Psychoactive substance use among middle school and high school students: results of the EnCLASS 2022 survey.
2022 main observations of the OFDT's TREND scheme, which has been monitoring emerging phenomena and developments in the field of drugs (markets, users) since 1999:
In March 2022, the ESCAPAD survey interviewed a representative sample of 23 701 French girls and boys with an average age of 17.4 years.
Assessment of developments in use and access to care, marked by the health crisis linked to Covid-19.
The aim of this Théma is to provide an overview of the situations and problems currently observed in the French overseas territories with regard to drugs and addictions, based on the most recent statistical data and the main studies carried out in these territories.
This summary covers the main contributions from a collective OFDT publication entitled "Drogues et addictions, données essentielles" issued in April 2019.
Since 1999, the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme of the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) has been monitoring emerging trends and phenomena in the field of drugs in order to limit the time between their occurrence and their consideration by the public authorities.
This issue of Tendances presents the results of the INPES 2014 Health Barometer.
In March 2011, the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction surveyed 27 402 metropolitan 17-year-olds on their use of legal and illegal psychoactive substances. Including this seventh edition of the ESCAPAD health and drug use survey, there is now over a decade’s worth of information available on drug use.
Results of the 2010 Health Barometer data on the use of psychoactive substances by adults.
For eight years now, in partnership with the Direction du service national (DSN, National Service Department), the OFDT has carried out a national statistical survey among 17-year-old teenagers: ESCAPAD.
There are many surveys and studies on drug use in adolescents or pupils in secondary schools, as drug use likely to continue into adulthood begins in adolescence.
The profile and practices of drug users from the national users survey of the harm reduction facilities, Reception and Harm Reduction Support Centres (CAARUD).
Public health professionals have been concerned about the growth of ecstasy use among electronic music enthusiasts for some fifteen years.
The 2005 ESCAPAD survey (Survey on Health and Consumption on Call-up and Preparation for Defence Day) is the fifth nationwide survey of its kind to be organised.
An analysis of the data from the 2005 Health Barometer, relating to psychoactive substance use practices among the adult population.
The city of Paris seems to be particularly affected by illegal drugs, judging from health statistics (treatment requests, syringe exchange programmes, etc.) and police statistics (stopping and questioning people for drug dealing or drug taking).