< IMG Loading = "Lazy" SRSC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Medium/Public/2017-12/Gasts_cc_shadowgate.jpg ? Itok = SB8JASKF" WIDTH = "1300" height = "866" Title = "Gests_cc_shadowgate.jpg" class = "Lazyload Img-Fluid Image-Style-Max-1300x1300" SRC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Max_1300x1300/Public/2017-12/Southes_cc_shadowgate.jpg ? Itok = Dz-Zlgup"/> © Photo Flickr CC-Bydowgate < P >< Strong > revealed on March 19, a study on drugs consumed in Europe lifts the veil on consumption trends, by analyzing the wastewater of 128 cities. In Paris, cocaine largely dominates, far ahead of cannabis.
< P >The sewers, silent witnesses of city life, are today the best indicators of the drugs consumed. In a study by the European Union agency on drugs (EUDA), the enigma of illicit substances is revealed thanks to an original method: wastewater analysis. And the verdict is final: cocaine is the big winner, especially in Paris. The traces of this drug are more present than those of all the others, so much so that one might have the impression that Parisians consume more than water. < P >That said, the Light City is not in the lead. If the consumption of cocaine is massive, it remains behind capitals like Amsterdam or Dublin, two cities where the use of this drug experiences impressive peaks. “The Parisian sewers clearly reveal an explosion in the use of cocaine,” said Alexis Goosdeel, director of the Euda, adding that this trend seems more marked in the countries of Western and southern Europe. < P > And if cocaine crushes competition, cannabis is in decline. The study reveals that cannabis consumption decreases significantly, a trend already started in 2023. In the wastewater in Paris, the traces of this drug have given way to the “C”, a phenomenon also observed in other major European cities. If the consumption of MDMA, also called ecstasy, has increased, especially in Belgium and Portugal, it is in the countries of the Eastern that methamphetamine takes a more important place. It remains to be seen whether these trends will maintain or if new surprises await us below the surface of European cities. < P >< Strong > The article you liked ? It mobilized our editorial staff which only lives from your gifts. < Br > Information has a cost, especially since competition from subsidized writing requires additional rigor and professionalism. < P > With your support, France-Soir will continue to offer its articles for free & nbsp; we think that everyone must have access to free and independent information to forge their own opinion. < P > You are the sine qua non condition for our existence, support us for France-Soir to remain the French media which makes the most legitimate express.
By Natasha Kumar
Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116