Press Release: Report on the state of drugs problems in Europe: the Commission calls on Member States for a united and coordinated approach.

The yearly report published on 5 November 2009 by the European monitoring centre on drugs and drug addictions (EMCDDA) shows that Europe has to face an increasingly sophisticated drug market and a rise in multi-consumption of various drugs and alcohol. If cocaine and heroin are still the drugs most consumed, other drugs such as methamphetamines are more and more present in Eastern and Northern Europe. The fall in cannabis use, in particular by young people, gives some hope, although the number of intensive and regular users could reach 2.5% of young Europeans.

ESO: Background information: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Website http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-european-monitoring-centre-for-drugs-and-drug-addiction-emcdda/

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