This paper provides an analysis of the available data that suggest that a methamphetamine industry is rapidly being established in Afghanistan (EMCDDA)
Bibliography: Production and Supply
Drug Policy and the Development Fallacy
Contemporary debates surrounding drug policy and illicit cultivation have adopted a modern and flawed interpretation of ‘development’ (GDPO)
How and why vendors sell on cryptomarkets
Cryptomarkets represent a growing component of the global illicit drugs trade. Australia is over-represented in the proportion of online vendors who use these platforms to reach drug consumers (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, May 2019 – May 2020
This bulletin series reports on trends in the availability and type of substances sold on the internet via cryptomarkets over the last 13 months (a new bulletin is released typically every four months). The current bulletin focuses on analysis of listings from 1 May 2019 to 31 May 2020 (NDARC)
Drug-related homicide in Europe: data protocol
This report is part of the EMCDDA activity around the development and improvement of drug supply indicators, which are designed to reflect developments in drug markets as well as the markets’ wider harms and impact
Illicit Drug Data Report 2018–19
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s Illicit Drug Data Report 2018–19 provides a comprehensive snapshot of the Australian illicit drug market and is the 17th edition in the series
Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, May 2019 – May 2020
This bulletin series reports on trends in the availability and type of substances sold on the internet via cryptomarkets over the last 13 months – a new bulletin is released typically every four months (NDARC)
EMCDDA releases study findings on the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, use and services in the eastern ENP region
The expansion of contactless drug dealing, the increase in the use of licit drugs and the adaptation of drug treatment protocols during lockdown are among the findings highlighted today in a new EMCDDA report: Impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, drug use, drug-related harms and responses in east European Neighbourhood Policy countries
Cannabis farms are a modern slavery ‘blind spot’ for UK police, study suggests
Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown in bulk are often victims of trafficking and “debt bondage” – yet many are not recognised as such by police, according to a new study (Cambridge University)
Recreational cannabis regulation and harm reduction
BERL advice to the Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
NDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production in Peru
Coca (the plant used to make cocaine) cultivation in Peru significantly increased to 72,000 hectares in 2019, with potential pure cocaine production of 705 metric tons (ONDCP)
Impacts of COVID-19 and associated restrictions on people who use illicit stimulants in Australia
Preliminary findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System 2020 (NDARC)
Changes Related to COVID-19 in the Illegal Drug Supply and Access to Services, and Resulting Health Harms (PDF)
This alert is based on information collected by the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) between March 31 and May 10, 2020. It focuses on the impact of containment efforts related to COVID-19 on the illegal drug supply and access to services, and the associated health harms
The Changing Nature of the Benzodiazepine Market
The Changing Nature of the Benzodiazepine Market: New Combinations Emerging in Ireland (Drugs.ie)
Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast Asia (PDF)
Latest developments and challenges (UNODC)
NODC report on East and Southeast Asia
Continued growth in the supply of methamphetamine while synthetic opioids spread – Download (UNODC)
The Uruguay – West Africa trafficking connection. An urgent need for closer cooperation and policy exchange (PDF)
Uruguay’s emergence as a transit route for cocaine provides new challenges to international law enforcement cooperation and creates greater need for setting up secure channels of communication between Uruguayan and West African law enforcement (Gdpo)
COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use (PDF)
Based on the most recent data from government authorities, open sources, including the media, and the network of UNODC field offices, the evidence available suggests the following ongoing dynamics in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the illicit drug markets (RAND)
COVID-19 is changing the route of illicit drug flows, says UNODC report
UNODC has collected data from government authorities, UNODC field offices, open sources, and information from media that are now summarized in the COVID-19 and DrugMarkets report
Summary of monitoring of cryptomarkets for drug listings, 1 February 2014 – 31 January 2020
This summary reports on trends in the availability and type of substances sold on the internet via cryptomarkets from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2020 (NDARC)
EMCDDA special report: COVID-19 and drugs – Drug supply via darknet markets
This report is a rapid and preliminary analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on selected online markets (EMCDDA)
Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets
January 2019 – January 2020 (NDARC)
Seoul Searching
South Korea’s AI Counter-Cryptomarket Capability and Associated Privacy Dilemmas (gdpo)
Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada
This bulletin provides a snapshot of the contents of drugs on the illegal, unregulated market in Canada, with the view to raising awareness among stakeholders, including people who use drugs, service providers, and policy makers, that drug contamination is extensive and pervasive, and contributes significantly to drugrelated harms (CCSA)
Review of drugs: phase one report
The first part of Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs (Home Office)
What is driving serious violence: drugs (PDF)
“The marketplace is more volatile and violent than it has ever been” (Crest Advisory)
EU Drug Markets Report 2019
EMCDDA Director presents EU Drug Markets Report 2019 at European Parliament — ‘a clear wake-up call for policymakers’
Highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report for policy and practice
This short publication presents the main highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report 2019, targeting policy and practice (EMCDDA)
Drug precursor developments in the European Union
This paper describes the significant developments that have occurred in the last 5 to 10 years in the field of drug precursors related to synthetic stimulant drugs produced in the EU (EMCDDA)
EU Drug Markets Report 2019
The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol.
ONDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production Potential in Bolivia
Bolivia’s coca cultivation totaled 32,900 hectares in 2018, an increase of 6 percent over 2017, increasing cocaine production potential by 2 percent to 254 metric tons (ONDCP)
Afghanistan Protection of Civilians Special Report
This report, issued jointly by United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Latest UNODC Monitoring Report shows decline of coca cultivation in Bolivia
In 2018, the cultivation of coca crops in Bolivia decreased by six per cent compared to data from 2017, according to the latest Coca Cultivation Survey presented today in La Paz by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
What America’s Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2006–2016
This report updates and extends estimates of the number of users, retail expenditures, and amount consumed from 2006 to 2016 for cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States, based on a methodology developed by the RAND Corporation for the Office of National Drug Control Policy
The cost and consequences of the war on drugs (PDF)
The report’s findings suggest that, from a human rights perspective, there must be a shift from international drug policies that focus on criminalization and supply reduction, to ones that have human rights and health at their core (Human Rights Foundation)
Assessing Cannabis Supply and Demand in Washington State
This report provides detailed information about state-legal cannabis production and sales in Washington, as well as insights about the total amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) obtained from legal and illegal sources by Washington residents (RAND)
Denying Revenue or Wasting Money?
Assessing the Impact of the Air Campaign Against ‘Drugs Labs’ in Afghanistan (LSE)
Psychotropic Substances – Technical Report
On an annual basis the Psychotropics Control Section of the INCB Secretariat publishes a technical report that provides an overview of the world wide licit manufacture, export, import, stocks and consumption of substances controlled under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 (INCB)
Recent changes in Europe’s cocaine market: results from an EMCDDA trendspotter study
Using trendspotter methodology, this report explores signs of increasing availability and consumption of cocaine in Europe, in an effort to increase our understanding of recent changes in the cocaine market. The study investigates the consequences of these developments on acute health harms linked to cocaine and crack use and reviews the current public health responses to problems related to these drugs (EMCDDA)
Improved drug supply indicators for Europe: progress report
This report provides a summary of the key findings from the assessment of progress of the EU Member States, Norway and Turkey towards the implementation of the revised drug supply indicators, as developed by the EMCDDA in line with the Council conclusions of November 2013. The report gives also an overview of the purpose and aims of supply data collected by the EMCDDA.
