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Figure DLO-4. Indexed trends in reports for offences related to drug use or possession for use in the EU Member States, 2005–10

 
 
Years200520062007200820092010
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Cannabis use (672804)100104104118124122Heroin58259
Heroin use (58259)100105118121119112Cocaine76932
Cocaine use (76932)100119142146146134Amphetamine45550
Amphetamine use (45550)100118111144117125Ecstasy6647
Ecstasy use (6647)1008688684631860192
See also ‘General notes for interpreting data’ on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Notes:

1. The trends represent the available information on the national number of reports for drug law offences (criminal and non-criminal) reported by all law enforcement agencies in the EU Member States and Croatia; all series are indexed to a base of 100 in 2005 and weighted by country population sizes to form an overall EU trend; the figures between brackets refer to the total number of offences related to drug use/possession for use as reported in 2010 (before weighting).

2. The general term 'reports for drug law offences' is used, since definitions and study units differ widely between countries. For definitions of the term 'reports for drug law offences', please refer to Drug law offences - methods and definitions.

3. Countries that in 2007 carried out changes in the information system likely to affect comparability across time ((Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Slovakia) as well as countries missing offences related to drug use/possession for use information for two or more consecutive years, are not included in the trend calculations. The trend lines for cannabis, heroin and cocaine are based on 16 countries (83 % of the EU population 15-64), amphetamine on 13 countries (77 % of the EU population 15-64) and ecstasy on 15 countries (82 % of the EU population 15-64).

4. Additionally, where 2010 data are missing (1 country) 2009 data are used, and for missing 2005 data (1 countries) 2006 data are used.

Sources:

Reitox national focal points and, for population data Eurostat.

Years 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Cannabis (802 545) 100 100 101 114 120 120
Heroin (88 806) 100 95 106 115 111 107
Cocaine (112 454) 100 98 114 125 121 112
Amphetamine (60 476) 100 114 117 127 117 124
Ecstasy (9 471) 100 80 77 65 42 29
Drug Reports
Cannabis 802545
Heroin 88806
Cocaine 112454
Amphetamine 60476
Ecstasy 9471

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