Cocaine use frequency among users in the European Union 2022

In 2022, 27 percent of cocaine users who entered treatment in Europe were using the drug daily, while 13 percent took cocaine between four and six days in a week. Cocaine is a stimulant that is used as a recreational drug, it is often snorted, inhaled or injected.

Breakdown of use in Europe

Cocaine is the second most used drug across the population of the European Union, with over five percent of all people using at some point during their lifetime. The Netherlands had the highest prevalence of cocaine use among adults in Europe in 2022 at almost 2.5 percent of adults using during the year. Followed by the Netherlands and Spain with 2.2 percent of their populations using cocaine regularly. 

Drug deaths in Europe 

In 2020, 45 percent of those who died as a result of drug use in Europe were aged between 40 and 64 years, while 38 percent of drug deaths were among 25 to 39 year olds. Norway was the country in Europe with the highest incidence of drug deaths in 2020 at 85 per million population.