Annual drug consumption in France has varied widely by drug type between 1992 and 2017. While heroin use remains at a low level between 0.1 and 0.3 percent of respondents, the rate of cannabis use has risen sharply in 25 years. In 1992, 4.4 percent of respondents reported using cannabis in that year. In 2017, it was over ten percent. The share of cocaine users has also increased over the same period, with a more significant increase since 2000 from 0.3 to 1.6 percent in 17 years. In the 2010s, it is the consumption of ecstasy/MDMA that has increased significantly, with a threefold increase in the rate of users.
Share of people who used illicit drugs during the year in France between 1992 and 2017, by type of drugs
Characteristic
Cannabis
Cocaine
Ecstasy/MDMA*
Hallucinogenic mushrooms
Amphetamines*
Heroin
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OFDT. (November 21, 2018). Share of people who used illicit drugs during the year in France between 1992 and 2017, by type of drugs [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235055/share-of-drug-users-during-year-france/
OFDT. "Share of people who used illicit drugs during the year in France between 1992 and 2017, by type of drugs." Chart. November 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235055/share-of-drug-users-during-year-france/
OFDT. (2018). Share of people who used illicit drugs during the year in France between 1992 and 2017, by type of drugs. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235055/share-of-drug-users-during-year-france/
OFDT. "Share of People Who Used Illicit Drugs during The Year in France between 1992 and 2017, by Type of Drugs." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235055/share-of-drug-users-during-year-france/
OFDT, Share of people who used illicit drugs during the year in France between 1992 and 2017, by type of drugs Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235055/share-of-drug-users-during-year-france/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Share of people who used illicit drugs during the year in France between 1992 and 2017, by type of drugs [Graph], OFDT, November 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235055/share-of-drug-users-during-year-france/