"The latest available data in terms of levels of illicit drug use among adults in France come from the 2023 EROPP survey. In 2023, cannabis is still by far the most widely used illicit substance, with 50,4 % of people aged 18-64 having already tried it, and 10,8 % claiming to have used it during the last 12 months.
"Among last year users aged 18 to 64 years (11%) according to the 2017 Health Barometer Survey, the proportion of those at high risk of problem cannabis use (according to the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test, CAST) is 25%, i.e. 2.3% of the French population aged 18 to 64 years in 2017.
"In 2022, cannabis was also the most widely used illicit drug during adolescence, particularly among boys.
"These observations are made in the context of the dynamism of supply in France, particularly with local herbal cannabis production (both industrial plantations and home cultivation), while the resin market is innovating and diversifying.
"The results of the 2023 EROPP survey on representations, opinions and perceptions regarding psychoactive drugs are expected at the end of 2024 will make it possible to reflect on how the French perceive drugs, as well as their consumption of other psychoactive substances and in particular cocaine, given that its use has risen sharply in recent years."
l'Observatoire francais des drogues et des toxicomanies (OFDT). 2024 National report (2023 data) to the EUDA by the French Reitox National Focal Point. Workbook 3: Drugs. Dec. 1, 2024.
