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.
10 thematic workbooks describing the national situation on drugs in France in 2023.
This briefing paper presents an overview and traces the main developments in the chemsex phenomenon in France over the past fifteen years.
This briefing paper aims to identify trends, and emerging and/or less widespread phenomena in the use of illicit drugs in Martinique in order to contribute to the understanding and knowledge of their developments in the longer term.
The illegal production of synthetic drugs (e.g. amphetamines, MDMA/ecstasy, methamphetamine) poses significant environmental risks, including soil and water contamination.
OFDT has published its annual report on tobacco smoking and tobacco cessation in 2023 in France.
At the request of public authorities, OFDT and Santé publique France have taken stock of available public data pertaining to the tobacco supply for smokers in France, between 2014 and 2022.
The end of adolescence is the window of opportunity to try out gambling, the early and repetitive practice of which is likely to lead to problem gambling, much as the use of psychoactive substances.
Ivana Obradovic, OFDT Deputy Director, sheds light on these two terms, often a source of confusion in the public debate.
In this video, Ivana Obradovic, OFDT Deputy Director, discusses the legalisation of cannabis, outlining its objectives and challenges in the United States and Canada.
A total of 623 psychoactive products were collected under the SINTES scheme in 2022, an increase of 18% compared with the previous year.
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:
This document provides an overview of the supply, uses, and the social and health consequences of alcohol consumption in France in 2022.
After 2020, a year marked by the health crisis - which severely restricted the supply of games - and 2021, a year marked by a “catch-up” effect, 2022 stands out for its high levels, with a strong recovery in casino activity and economic growth benefiting all gaming segments.
In the 2000s, Brazil was confronted with the expansion of crack cocaine use, particularly among disadvantaged groups in its main urban centres.
This report provides an overview of the supply, uses, and the social and health consequences of the use of tobacco in France in 2022. The data are compared with those for the period 2017-2022, in order to cover the entire period covered by the National Tobacco Control Program from 2018 to 2022.
Among the range of cannabis regulatory systems introduced in North America, the example of British Columbia demonstrates a cautious regulatory approach, centred on the gradual introduction of cannabis on the market, which is designed to be reasonable and guided by a step-by-step evaluation of the reform.
Canada legalised cannabis for non-medical use in October 2018. While the federal government organises the production of cannabis, it has left it up to its 13 provinces and territories to define a distribution and retail model. Ontario, the most populous province and largest cannabis market in Canada, is at the forefront of this process.
Quebec was one of the most reluctant provinces when the federal government announced its decision to legalise cannabis for non-medical use.
In the general context of a background of booming global cocaine production, this Théma report provides an assessment of the situation in France.