EU Drugs Agency warns of new health risks, including a rising trend in ketamine use
Man using e-cigatette Photographer: Frederic Sierakowski © European Union 2013
The ‘European Drug Report 2026: Trends and Developments', covering 29 countries, including the EU-27, Norway and Türkiye, paints a picture of an illegal drug market with growing diversity, higher-potency substances and new methods of consumption.
“The facts we see in the report show an alarming picture. Cocaine is more available today than ever before. Whereas the volume of cocaine intercepted in Europe decreased by more than 20% in 2024, the seizures rose to 97,000,” said Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner.
The Commissioner highlighted the human cost of drug use, with at least 7,600 overdose deaths in 2024. Opioids remain the leading cause of fatal overdoses. Increasingly, however, deaths involve multiple substances.
The EUDA detected 50 new psychoactive substances in 2025, adding to 1000 substances already monitored by the agency. The EU’s Early War...
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