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EU Drug Market: New psychoactive substances — In-depth analysis
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- Number of laboratory sites associated with NPS production dismantled in Europe in 2013-2016
- Number of laboratory sites associated with NPS production dismantled in Europe in 2017-2021
- Number of laboratory sites associated with NPS production dismantled in Europe in 2017-2021, by category of new psychoactive substance produced
- Number of new psychoactive substances notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, European Union, 2005-2023
- Number of new psychoactive substances notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time by category, European Union, 2005–2023
- Numbers and categories of new psychoactive substances detected each year following their first identification, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: total number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: total number of seizures by category, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: total number of seizures by category substance, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized by category for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized by substance for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Dismantled laboratories associated with cathinone production in Europe by substance produced, 2017-2021
- Seizures of cathinone precursors in Europe by cathinone produced, 2017-2021
- Number of synthetic cathinones notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, European Union, 2005-2023
- Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in total number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2005-2022
- Top five synthetic cathinones seized by number of seizures reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
- Top five synthetic cathinones seized by quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Number of synthetic cannabinoids notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, European Union, 2005-2023
- Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantities of powders and herbal material seized, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
- Number of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of herbal material, European Union, 2022
- Quantity of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of herbal material, European Union, 2022
- Number of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of powder, European Union, 2022
- Quantity of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of powder, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of powder seized, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of herbal material seized, European Union, 2022
- Number of seizures of HHC (all forms) reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
- Number and types of new opioids notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, 2005-2023
- Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in numbers of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantities seized for all forms reported in weight, by type of opioid, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Top five new opioids seized by number of seizures reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2021
- Top five new opioids seized by number of seizures reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
- Top five new opioids seized by quantity seized reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2021
- Top five new opioids seized by quantity seized reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
- Countries in Europe reporting identifications of nitazene opioids, 2019-2023 (all types of identification)
- Number of benzodiazepines reported for the first time in Europe, 2005-2023
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: number of tablets and capsules seized, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: number of seizures, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of tablets and capsules, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: number of seizures, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of tablets and capsules, European Union, 2022
- Seizures of ketamine reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in numbers of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
- Seizures of ketamine reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantities seized for all forms reported in weight, 2005-2022
- Interface colour table (not a data file)
Number of laboratory sites associated with NPS production dismantled in Europe in 2013-2016
| Country |
Number of laboratory sites |
| Belgium |
1 |
| Bulgaria |
1 |
| Czechia |
2 |
| Estonia |
2 |
| France |
0 |
| Germany |
2 |
| Hungary |
1 |
| Netherlands |
16 |
| Poland |
9 |
| Romania |
5 |
| Slovakia |
2 |
| Spain |
1 |
| Sweden |
4 |
Number of laboratory sites associated with NPS production dismantled in Europe in 2017-2021
| Country |
Number of laboratory sites |
| Belgium |
4 |
| Bulgaria |
0 |
| Czechia |
0 |
| Estonia |
0 |
| France |
1 |
| Germany |
11 |
| Hungary |
0 |
| Netherlands |
52 |
| Poland |
37 |
| Romania |
1 |
| Slovakia |
1 |
| Spain |
2 |
| Sweden |
1 |
Number of laboratory sites associated with NPS production dismantled in Europe in 2017-2021, by category of new psychoactive substance produced
| Category |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
| Arylalkylamines |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ketamine |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Cannabinoids |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Cathinones |
8 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
17 |
47 |
| Indolalkylamines |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Opioids |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| GHB/GBL |
4 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
34 |
| Phenethylamines |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Unspecified NPS |
0 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
Number of new psychoactive substances notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, European Union, 2005-2023
| Years |
Number of NPS |
| 2005 |
13 |
| 2006 |
7 |
| 2007 |
14 |
| 2008 |
13 |
| 2009 |
21 |
| 2010 |
41 |
| 2011 |
48 |
| 2012 |
74 |
| 2013 |
81 |
| 2014 |
101 |
| 2015 |
98 |
| 2016 |
66 |
| 2017 |
51 |
| 2018 |
55 |
| 2019 |
53 |
| 2020 |
46 |
| 2021 |
52 |
| 2022 |
41 |
| 2023 |
26 |
Number of new psychoactive substances notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time by category, European Union, 2005–2023
| Year |
Aminoindanes |
Arylalkylamines |
Arylcyclohexylamines |
Benzodiazepines |
Cannabinoids |
Cathinones |
Opioids |
Other substances |
Phenethylamines |
Piperazines |
Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
Plants and extracts |
Tryptamines |
| 2005 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
| 2006 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
| 2010 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
11 |
14 |
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2011 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
7 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
31 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
| 2013 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
29 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
| 2014 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
30 |
31 |
4 |
14 |
9 |
|
|
|
5 |
| 2015 |
|
4 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
26 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
|
3 |
| 2016 |
|
3 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| 2017 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
| 2018 |
|
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
| 2019 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
| 2020 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
11 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
| 2021 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
| 2022 |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| 2023 |
|
|
|
1 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Numbers and categories of new psychoactive substances detected each year following their first identification, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
Aminoindanes |
Arylalkylamines |
Arylcyclohexylamines |
Benzodiazepines |
Cannabinoids |
Cathinones |
Tryptamines |
Opioids |
Other substances |
Phenethylamines |
Piperazines |
Piperidines and Pyrrolidines |
| 2005 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| 2006 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
| 2007 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
| 2008 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
| 2009 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
1 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
2 |
| 2010 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
22 |
15 |
1 |
5 |
21 |
9 |
2 |
| 2011 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
41 |
30 |
16 |
1 |
10 |
31 |
7 |
3 |
| 2012 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
55 |
37 |
20 |
5 |
15 |
35 |
7 |
4 |
| 2013 |
4 |
19 |
7 |
5 |
63 |
45 |
17 |
7 |
28 |
47 |
8 |
5 |
| 2014 |
4 |
19 |
7 |
10 |
86 |
70 |
19 |
9 |
37 |
49 |
9 |
4 |
| 2015 |
4 |
20 |
8 |
12 |
93 |
88 |
22 |
12 |
41 |
50 |
10 |
9 |
| 2016 |
4 |
22 |
12 |
19 |
89 |
96 |
20 |
17 |
42 |
45 |
9 |
11 |
| 2017 |
4 |
19 |
13 |
26 |
84 |
93 |
29 |
30 |
42 |
47 |
6 |
13 |
| 2018 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
22 |
90 |
93 |
28 |
29 |
48 |
44 |
8 |
10 |
| 2019 |
4 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
81 |
90 |
27 |
26 |
63 |
47 |
8 |
10 |
| 2020 |
2 |
13 |
17 |
20 |
77 |
78 |
23 |
29 |
47 |
36 |
4 |
11 |
| 2021 |
3 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
100 |
78 |
25 |
28 |
56 |
39 |
6 |
8 |
| 2022 |
4 |
18 |
17 |
23 |
86 |
78 |
25 |
20 |
55 |
40 |
10 |
8 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: total number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of seizures |
929 |
1301 |
1857 |
3264 |
5996 |
6475 |
7891 |
11410 |
25208 |
24154 |
34190 |
46019 |
37583 |
33618 |
22450 |
21252 |
29399 |
26390 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Quantity seized (kg) |
1.896 |
22.601 |
65.771 |
62.241 |
944.083 |
1110.328 |
676.245 |
1805.11 |
1940.076 |
2925.087 |
4599.363 |
3175.676 |
3018.483 |
4118.687 |
2042.919 |
5134.434 |
8527.035 |
30681.746 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: total number of seizures by category, European Union, 2022
| Category |
Number of seizures |
| Cathinones |
9661 |
| Cannabinoids |
4683 |
| Others |
4451 |
| Arylcyclohexylamines |
3920 |
| Phenethylamines |
1337 |
| Benzodiazepines |
752 |
| Opioids |
749 |
| Arylalkylamines |
423 |
| Tryptamines |
213 |
| Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
105 |
| Piperazine derivates |
86 |
| Aminoindanes |
10 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: total number of seizures by category substance, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| Ketamine |
3462 |
| 3-CMC |
2997 |
| Pregabalin |
2339 |
| 4-CMC |
1962 |
| ADB-BUTINACA |
1645 |
| 3-MMC |
1204 |
| 2C-B |
901 |
| alpha-PHP |
674 |
| MDMB-4en-PINACA |
575 |
| N-ethylnorpentedrone |
571 |
| Other |
10060 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized by category for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Category |
Quantity material (kg) |
| Cathinones |
26522.926 |
| Cannabinoids |
844.026 |
| Others |
375.732 |
| Arylcyclohexylamines |
2798.233 |
| Phenethylamines |
53.821 |
| Benzodiazepines |
4.203 |
| Opioids |
16.594 |
| Arylalkylamines |
59.022 |
| Tryptamines |
4.404 |
| Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
2.538 |
| Piperazine derivates |
0.194 |
| Aminoindanes |
0.051 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized by substance for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Quantity material (kg) |
| 3-CMC |
19414.919 |
| 3-MMC |
2848.907 |
| Ketamine |
2792.879 |
| 2-MMC |
1510.029 |
| N-ethylnorpentedrone |
1056.867 |
| alpha-PHiP |
568.344 |
| JWH-210 |
467.506 |
| Eutylone |
334.37 |
| MDPHP |
179.661 |
| Mephedrone |
167.267 |
| Other |
1340.997 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Number of seizures |
| Austria |
141 |
| Belgium |
|
| Bulgaria |
996 |
| Cyprus |
12 |
| Czechia |
47 |
| Germany |
2418 |
| Denmark |
173 |
| Estonia |
323 |
| Greece |
86 |
| Spain |
5444 |
| Finland |
1602 |
| France |
2572 |
| Croatia |
25 |
| Hungary |
1415 |
| Ireland |
6 |
| Italy |
142 |
| Lithuania |
564 |
| Luxembourg |
50 |
| Latvia |
409 |
| Malta |
5 |
| Netherlands |
1056 |
| Poland |
3760 |
| Portugal |
257 |
| Romania |
10 |
| Sweden |
4717 |
| Slovenia |
133 |
| Slovakia |
27 |
Seizures of new psychoactive substances reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Quantity material (kg) |
| Austrial |
20.179 |
| Belgium |
0 |
| Bulgaria |
14.956 |
| Cyprus |
0.01 |
| Czechia |
4.139 |
| Germany |
199.249 |
| Denmark |
501.604 |
| Estonia |
169.703 |
| Greece |
12.951 |
| Spain |
4005.083 |
| Finland |
47.22 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
2.478 |
| Hungary |
158.369 |
| Ireland |
0.012 |
| Italy |
56.04 |
| Lithuania |
16.531 |
| Luxembourg |
0.141 |
| Latvia |
84.47 |
| Malta |
0.016 |
| Netherlands |
24612.796 |
| Poland |
305.978 |
| Portugal |
20.321 |
| Romania |
1.66 |
| Sweden |
442.325 |
| Slovenia |
5.263 |
| Slovakia |
0.255 |
Dismantled laboratories associated with cathinone production in Europe by substance produced, 2017-2021
| Cathinone produced |
Number of laboratories |
| 3-CMC |
5 |
| 3-MMC |
1 |
| 4-CMC |
17 |
| alpha-PHP |
1 |
| 4-MMC |
23 |
Seizures of cathinone precursors in Europe by cathinone produced, 2017-2021
| Cathinone precursor used |
2-CMC |
4-CMC |
4-MMC |
Other cathinones |
x-MMC |
| 2017 |
110 |
|
1211.265 |
|
|
| 2018 |
|
500 |
50.077 |
|
|
| 2019 |
|
305.991 |
12.824 |
|
120 |
| 2020 |
|
407.3 |
445.2 |
50 |
|
| 2021 |
|
20 |
244 |
291.4 |
|
Number of synthetic cathinones notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, European Union, 2005-2023
| Row Labels |
Cathinones |
| 2005 |
1 |
| 2008 |
6 |
| 2009 |
4 |
| 2010 |
14 |
| 2011 |
7 |
| 2012 |
4 |
| 2013 |
8 |
| 2014 |
31 |
| 2015 |
26 |
| 2016 |
14 |
| 2017 |
12 |
| 2018 |
8 |
| 2019 |
10 |
| 2020 |
8 |
| 2021 |
6 |
| 2022 |
5 |
| 2023 |
3 |
Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in total number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of seizures |
6 |
|
7 |
161 |
1010 |
1790 |
2662 |
2988 |
6398 |
6273 |
12398 |
21945 |
15061 |
13906 |
6413 |
5503 |
8449 |
9661 |
Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Quantity seized (kg) |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
49.5 |
402.3 |
394.7 |
840.6 |
894.5 |
992.3 |
1786.9 |
1909.9 |
1160.4 |
1070.6 |
752.9 |
3307.6 |
4536.6 |
26522.9 |
Top five synthetic cathinones seized by number of seizures reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| 3-CMC |
2997 |
| 4-CMC |
1962 |
| 3-MMC |
1204 |
| alpha-PHP |
674 |
| N-ethylnorpentedrone |
571 |
| Other |
2253 |
Top five synthetic cathinones seized by quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Quantity material (kg) |
| 3-CMC |
19414.919 |
| 3-MMC |
2848.907 |
| 2-MMC |
1510.029 |
| N-ethylnorpentedrone |
1056.867 |
| alpha-PHiP |
568.344 |
| Other |
1123.861 |
Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Number of seizures |
| Austria |
29 |
| Belgium |
|
| Bulgaria |
1 |
| Cyprus |
1 |
| Czechia |
21 |
| Germany |
290 |
| Denmark |
17 |
| Estonia |
63 |
| Greece |
14 |
| Spain |
1416 |
| Finland |
472 |
| France |
778 |
| Croatia |
4 |
| Hungary |
888 |
| Ireland |
|
| Italy |
51 |
| Lithuania |
66 |
| Luxembourg |
7 |
| Latvia |
56 |
| Malta |
|
| Netherlands |
423 |
| Poland |
3398 |
| Portugal |
184 |
| Romania |
1 |
| Sweden |
1436 |
| Slovenia |
38 |
| Slovakia |
7 |
Seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Quantity material (kg) |
| Austria |
2.125 |
| Belgium |
0 |
| Bulgaria |
0 |
| Cyprus |
0.001 |
| Czechia |
0.26 |
| Germany |
29.128 |
| Denmark |
0.04 |
| Estonia |
39.059 |
| Greece |
0.615 |
| Spain |
3455.04 |
| Finland |
9.229 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
0.135 |
| Hungary |
138.554 |
| Ireland |
0 |
| Italy |
0.892 |
| Lithuania |
0.213 |
| Luxembourg |
0.082 |
| Latvia |
79.059 |
| Malta |
0 |
| Netherlands |
22249.65 |
| Poland |
299.515 |
| Portugal |
17.927 |
| Romania |
0.001 |
| Sweden |
200.056 |
| Slovenia |
1.098 |
| Slovakia |
0.248 |
Number of synthetic cannabinoids notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, European Union, 2005-2023
| Year |
Cannabinoids |
| 2008 |
1 |
| 2009 |
6 |
| 2010 |
11 |
| 2011 |
23 |
| 2012 |
31 |
| 2013 |
29 |
| 2014 |
30 |
| 2015 |
24 |
| 2016 |
11 |
| 2017 |
10 |
| 2018 |
11 |
| 2019 |
8 |
| 2020 |
11 |
| 2021 |
15 |
| 2022 |
22 |
| 2023 |
5 |
Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantities of powders and herbal material seized, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Quantity herbal (kg) |
|
|
2.58 |
87.75 |
118.53 |
71.26 |
173.51 |
206.56 |
1560.23 |
551.08 |
158.57 |
235.92 |
112.7 |
100.45 |
384.93 |
233.84 |
| Quantity powder (kg) |
|
|
2.03 |
41.11 |
20.76 |
323.52 |
595.41 |
419.12 |
337.09 |
191.1 |
149.95 |
70.77 |
82.6 |
96.7 |
57.4 |
504.06 |
Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of seizures |
10 |
99 |
358 |
1006 |
1718 |
2820 |
9813 |
9601 |
7821 |
10003 |
8962 |
8729 |
6042 |
5714 |
6994 |
3441 |
Number of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of herbal material, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures (herbal) |
| ADB-BUTINACA |
1120 |
| MDMB-4en-PINACA |
339 |
| CUMYL-NBMINACA |
311 |
| 4F-MDMB-BICA |
219 |
| 5F-MDMB-PICA |
159 |
| JWH-210 |
121 |
| Other |
788 |
Quantity of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of herbal material, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Quantity herbal (kg) |
| MDMB-4en-PINACA |
90.9 |
| ADB-BUTINACA |
86.17 |
| 4F-ABINACA |
9.81 |
| JWH-210 |
7.13 |
| 4F-MDMB-BICA |
6.71 |
| CUMYL-CBMICA |
6.36 |
| Other |
26.76 |
Number of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of powder, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures (powder) |
| ADB-BUTINACA |
100 |
| MDMB-4en-PINACA |
36 |
| JWH-210 |
32 |
| 4F-MDMB-BICA |
26 |
| ADB-B-5Br-INACA |
20 |
| 5F-MDMB-PICA |
16 |
| Other |
154 |
Quantity of synthetic cannabinoids seized in the form of powder, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Quantity powder (kg) |
| JWH-210 |
460.22 |
| ADB-BUTINACA |
19.35 |
| 4F-MDMB-BICA |
5.35 |
| MDMB-4en-PINACA |
4.83 |
| 5F-AKB48 |
1.6 |
| ADB-5Br-INACA |
1.48 |
| Other |
11.22 |
Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Number of cases |
| Austria |
49 |
| Bulgaria |
988 |
| Cyprus |
3 |
| Germany |
974 |
| Denmark |
4 |
| Estonia |
1 |
| Greece |
15 |
| Spain |
44 |
| Finland |
20 |
| France |
479 |
| Croatia |
16 |
| Hungary |
375 |
| Ireland |
2 |
| Italy |
13 |
| Lithuania |
34 |
| Luxembourg |
5 |
| Latvia |
16 |
| Montenegro |
2 |
| Netherlands |
27 |
| Poland |
157 |
| Portugal |
30 |
| Romania |
6 |
| Sweden |
131 |
| Slovenia |
49 |
| Slovakia |
1 |
Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of powder seized, European Union, 2022
| Country name |
Quantity powder (kg) |
| Austria |
0 |
| Bulgaria |
6.59 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
| Germany |
10.44 |
| Denmark |
0.04 |
| Estonia |
0 |
| Greece |
10.64 |
| Spain |
0.04 |
| Finland |
0.04 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
0 |
| Hungary |
9.65 |
| Ireland |
0 |
| Italy |
0 |
| Lithuania |
1.37 |
| Luxembourg |
0 |
| Latvia |
0.42 |
| Montenegro |
0 |
| Netherlands |
462.86 |
| Poland |
1.04 |
| Portugal |
0 |
| Romania |
0.83 |
| Sweden |
0.11 |
| Slovenia |
0 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
Seizures of synthetic cannabinoids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of herbal material seized, European Union, 2022
| Country name |
Quantity herbal (kg) |
| Austria |
12.48 |
| Bulgaria |
4.03 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
| Germany |
69.68 |
| Denmark |
0 |
| Estonia |
0 |
| Greece |
0.35 |
| Spain |
1.26 |
| Finland |
0.03 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
0 |
| Hungary |
8.47 |
| Ireland |
0 |
| Italy |
0.84 |
| Lithuania |
0.51 |
| Luxembourg |
0 |
| Latvia |
0.03 |
| Montenegro |
0 |
| Netherlands |
68.38 |
| Poland |
2.87 |
| Portugal |
2 |
| Romania |
0.81 |
| Sweden |
57.49 |
| Slovenia |
4 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
Number of seizures of HHC (all forms) reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
| Country name |
HHC seizures (all forms) |
| Austria |
2 |
| Bulgaria |
4 |
| Cyprus |
1 |
| Czechia |
10 |
| Germany |
1 |
| Denmark |
5 |
| Estonia |
25 |
| Greece |
1 |
| Spain |
15 |
| Finland |
7 |
| France |
26 |
| Croatia |
1 |
| Hungary |
11 |
| Italy |
14 |
| Lithuania |
2 |
| Poland |
1 |
| Sweden |
8 |
| Slovakia |
2 |
Number and types of new opioids notified to the EU Early Warning System for the first time, 2005-2023
| Year |
Other opioids |
Fentanils |
Benzimidazoles |
| 2009 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 2013 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 2014 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 2015 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 2016 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
| 2017 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
| 2018 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
| 2019 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| 2020 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| 2021 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 2022 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2023 |
|
1 |
6 |
Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in numbers of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of seizures |
1 |
48 |
5 |
22 |
64 |
171 |
490 |
1369 |
1206 |
1157 |
580 |
594 |
742 |
749 |
Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantities seized for all forms reported in weight, by type of opioid, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Others |
0.003 |
0.092 |
0.018 |
0.024 |
0.754 |
0.359 |
0.87 |
4.027 |
5.53 |
3.059 |
1.14 |
1.142 |
1.318 |
5.286 |
| Fentanils |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.003 |
0.084 |
0.928 |
1.264 |
4.343 |
15.25 |
6.712 |
15.755 |
6.029 |
4.957 |
8.25 |
| Benzimidazoles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.129 |
3.562 |
1.955 |
3.059 |
Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: numbers of seizures, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Number of seizures |
| Austria |
3 |
| Belgium |
|
| Bulgaria |
|
| Cyprus |
|
| Czechia |
|
| Germany |
14 |
| Denmark |
5 |
| Estonia |
88 |
| Greece |
20 |
| Spain |
25 |
| Finland |
49 |
| France |
14 |
| Croatia |
|
| Hungary |
8 |
| Ireland |
2 |
| Italy |
2 |
| Lithuania |
248 |
| Luxembourg |
|
| Latvia |
227 |
| Malta |
|
| Netherlands |
|
| Poland |
5 |
| Portugal |
|
| Romania |
|
| Sweden |
38 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
| Slovakia |
|
Seizures of new opioids reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Quantity material (kg) |
| Austria |
0.0508 |
| Belgium |
0 |
| Bulgaria |
0 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
| Czechia |
0 |
| Germany |
0.015489 |
| Denmark |
0.015 |
| Estonia |
1.163843 |
| Greece |
1.039 |
| Spain |
4.1163 |
| Finland |
0.0018 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
0 |
| Hungary |
0.0028471 |
| Ireland |
0.0115 |
| Italy |
0.0082 |
| Lithuania |
6.579922406 |
| Luxembourg |
0 |
| Latvia |
2.88704 |
| Malta |
0 |
| Netherlands |
0 |
| Poland |
0.25839 |
| Portugal |
0 |
| Romania |
0 |
| Sweden |
0.444 |
| Slovenia |
0.00027 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
Top five new opioids seized by number of seizures reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2021
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| Carfentanil |
335 |
| Isotonitazene |
160 |
| Tramadol |
166 |
| ODT |
14 |
| Ocfentanil |
10 |
| Other opioids |
55 |
Top five new opioids seized by number of seizures reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| Carfentanil |
302 |
| Tramadol |
163 |
| Protonitazene |
104 |
| Metonitazene |
89 |
| Isotonitazene |
42 |
| Other opioids |
49 |
Top five new opioids seized by quantity seized reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2021
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| Carfentanil |
4.884 |
| Isotonitazene |
1.917 |
| Tramadol |
0.282 |
| ODT |
0.143 |
| U-49900 |
0.823 |
| Other opioids |
0.18 |
Top five new opioids seized by quantity seized reported to the EU Early Warning System, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| Carfentanil |
8.243 |
| Tramadol |
5.201 |
| Protonitazene |
1.638 |
| Metonitazene |
0.873 |
| Isotonitazene |
0.267 |
| Other opioids |
0.372 |
Countries in Europe reporting identifications of nitazene opioids, 2019-2023 (all types of identification)
| Country |
Count |
| Netherlands |
1 |
| Finland |
1 |
| Latvia |
1 |
| Ireland |
1 |
| Bulgaria |
1 |
| Austria |
1 |
| Hungary |
1 |
| Norway |
1 |
| Lithuania |
1 |
| Poland |
1 |
| Czechia |
1 |
| Estonia |
1 |
| Denmark |
1 |
| Italy |
1 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
| Sweden |
1 |
| Germany |
1 |
| France |
1 |
| Spain |
1 |
| Belgium |
1 |
| Portugal |
1 |
Number of benzodiazepines reported for the first time in Europe, 2005-2023
| Year |
Notifications |
| 2005 |
0 |
| 2006 |
0 |
| 2007 |
1 |
| 2008 |
0 |
| 2009 |
0 |
| 2010 |
0 |
| 2011 |
1 |
| 2012 |
1 |
| 2013 |
2 |
| 2014 |
4 |
| 2015 |
5 |
| 2016 |
6 |
| 2017 |
3 |
| 2018 |
5 |
| 2019 |
2 |
| 2020 |
0 |
| 2021 |
3 |
| 2022 |
2 |
| 2023 |
1 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in number of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of seizures |
13 |
17 |
9 |
26 |
20 |
33 |
31 |
421 |
815 |
998 |
2643 |
1682 |
1552 |
1713 |
1262 |
1015 |
1262 |
752 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: number of tablets and capsules seized, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Tablets and capsules (units) |
922 |
4336 |
1405 |
741 |
2597 |
826 |
786 |
173549 |
465186 |
131350 |
263380 |
131102.75 |
112356.54 |
113628 |
97607.5 |
65115 |
293242.7 |
70617 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: number of seizures, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Number of seizures |
| Bromazolam |
157 |
| Etizolam |
145 |
| Flualprazolam |
104 |
| Flunitrazolam |
63 |
| Flubromazepam |
50 |
| Other |
233 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Quantity material (kg) |
| Etizolam |
2.635 |
| Flualprazolam |
0.55 |
| Deschloroetizolam |
0.507 |
| Bromazolam |
0.299 |
| Clonazolam |
0.06 |
| Other |
0.152 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantity of tablets and capsules, European Union, 2022
| Substance |
Tablets and capsules (units) |
| Flubromazolam |
34488 |
| Clonazolam |
9829 |
| Flualprazolam |
8224.5 |
| Flubromazepam |
3572 |
| Etizolam |
3560 |
| Other |
10943.5 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: number of seizures, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Number of seizures |
| Austria |
14 |
| Belgium |
|
| Bulgaria |
|
| Cyprus |
|
| Czechia |
|
| Germany |
114 |
| Denmark |
36 |
| Estonia |
15 |
| Greece |
1 |
| Spain |
37 |
| Finland |
185 |
| France |
35 |
| Croatia |
|
| Hungary |
8 |
| Ireland |
1 |
| Italy |
4 |
| Lithuania |
11 |
| Luxembourg |
8 |
| Latvia |
55 |
| Malta |
|
| Netherlands |
34 |
| Poland |
16 |
| Portugal |
|
| Romania |
|
| Sweden |
173 |
| Slovenia |
2 |
| Slovakia |
3 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of material seized for all forms reported in weight, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Quantity material (kg) |
| Austria |
0.065 |
| Belgium |
0 |
| Bulgaria |
0 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
| Czechia |
0 |
| Germany |
0.216677 |
| Denmark |
0.2614 |
| Estonia |
0.05955 |
| Greece |
0 |
| Spain |
0.72436 |
| Finland |
0.09355 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
0 |
| Hungary |
0.0019978 |
| Ireland |
0 |
| Italy |
0.002672 |
| Lithuania |
0.0490774 |
| Luxembourg |
0 |
| Latvia |
0.7943284 |
| Malta |
0 |
| Netherlands |
1.3967 |
| Poland |
0.25325 |
| Portugal |
0 |
| Romania |
0 |
| Sweden |
0.26342 |
| Slovenia |
0.02024 |
| Slovakia |
0.000339 |
Seizures of new benzodiazepines reported to the EU Early Warning System by country: quantity of tablets and capsules, European Union, 2022
| Country |
Tablets and capsules (units) |
| Austria |
0 |
| Belgium |
0 |
| Bulgaria |
0 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
| Czechia |
0 |
| Germany |
18051 |
| Denmark |
5660 |
| Estonia |
0 |
| Greece |
0 |
| Spain |
1972 |
| Finland |
3341.5 |
| France |
0 |
| Croatia |
0 |
| Hungary |
279.5 |
| Ireland |
0 |
| Italy |
0 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
| Luxembourg |
80 |
| Latvia |
548 |
| Malta |
0 |
| Netherlands |
489 |
| Poland |
200 |
| Portugal |
0 |
| Romania |
0 |
| Sweden |
39985 |
| Slovenia |
0 |
| Slovakia |
11 |
Seizures of ketamine reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in numbers of seizures, European Union, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Number of seizures |
319 |
337 |
273 |
297 |
454 |
903 |
838 |
826 |
1011 |
740 |
701 |
1337 |
1699 |
1813 |
2035 |
2268 |
2718 |
3462 |
Seizures of ketamine reported to the EU Early Warning System: quantities seized for all forms reported in weight, 2005-2022
| Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Quantity seized (kg) |
0.01 |
17.54 |
16.5 |
4.6 |
106.07 |
477.56 |
91.84 |
171.97 |
39.67 |
186.03 |
24.32 |
179.78 |
942.56 |
1819.57 |
547.04 |
1107.58 |
866.28 |
2792.88 |
Interface colour table (not a data file)
| Substance |
Color |
| Amphetamine |
#FBAA19 |
| Cannabis |
#B3D455 |
| Cannabis plants |
#A6D6AA |
| Cannabis resin |
#3d7000 |
| Cocaine and crack |
#87D3E1 |
| Cocaine |
#87D3E1 |
| Herbal cannabis |
#B3D455 |
| Heroin |
#7DA7D8 |
| MDMA |
#F58465 |
| Methamphetamine |
#D17219 |
| Amphetamines |
#FEC357 |
| Other substances |
#ABADB0 |
| Aminoindanes |
#83358C |
| Arylalkylamines |
#D7CCE1 |
| Arylcyclohexylamines |
#FBD1C2 |
| Benzodiazepines |
#9687AB |
| Cannabinoids |
#BED242 |
| Cathinones |
#F08262 |
| Opioids |
#EC5A7A |
| Others |
#B2B2B2 |
| Unspecified NPS |
#B2B2B2 |
| Phenethylamines |
#8CADDC |
| Piperazines |
#9F761C |
| Piperidines and pyrrolidines |
#A8D4AF |
| Indolalkylamines (Tryptamines) |
#EC97AD |
| Plants and extracts |
#486929 |
| Ketamine |
#f4b5a6 |
| GHB/GBL |
#73BCC7 |
