Publications

Results of the ESSPRI survey evidence a significant exposure to psychoactive substances among adult male inmates in mainland France, regardless of sentences lengths, irrespective of prison type and criminal status (awaiting trial or convicted).

The Tabatraj survey, conducted with approximately 70 participants who have recently quit smoking revealed that there are various and accumulative reasons for giving it up. Over time, smokers make several attempts to stop, and adjust their chosen cessation strategies

An overview of the criminal justice responses to offences related to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs since the 1990s.

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: 

Based on a research work coordinated by the OFDT, this issue of Tendances shows that cannabis regulation raised both traditional drug policy implementation challenges and unique challenges.

Based on a research work coordinated by the OFDT, this issue of Tendances describes the structure and methods of cannabis regulation from a public health perspective, comparing six jurisdictions in the United States (Washington State, Oregon, California) and Canada (British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec).

For the third time after 2011 and 2017, the OFDT has administered a module of questions in the ESCAPAD survey on gambling practices among 17-year-old adolescents. 

The French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) publishes the first results of the Study on the use of analgesic opioid medicines (entitled EMOA). 

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.

In 2021, the Health Barometer survey conducted by Santé publique France questioned 23 661 adults about their cannabis use.

This issue of Tendances No. 152 presents the results of the E-Games survey conducted in 2021 with 1 983 panelists.

The OFDT has published Tendances No. 151 on the reasons behind the diverted use of nitrous oxide understood through user experiences.

The OFDT publishes this issue on the analysis of the practices of addiction treatment workers: what does it mean to work in specialised drug treatment centres (CSAPA) and in harm reduction facilities (CAARUD)?

This 2022 edition provides an overall perspective digest in 8 pages with the most recent and detailed facts and figures.

The OFDT publishes the results of a second ARAMIS survey which expanded on the observations made in 2017 on the management and control of alcohol use at times of heavy drinking such as parties.

First results of the EnCLASS survey among 2 000 ninth grade students.

Since 1999, the monitoring carried out by the Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) scheme of the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) has made it possible to describe the population groups that are particularly dependent on psychoactive substances and to identify emerging phenomena in the field of illicit drugs and diverted medicines.

In recent years (2016-2020), an average of 180 000 people have been arrested every year by law enforcement services (police and gendarmerie) for a drug law offence in France. 

Two major surveys, conducted every 4 years for the past 25 years in the adolescent population, allow for an international comparison of drug use.