New European Drug Report out

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/2637/TDAT16001ENN.pdf

Some takeaways from my quick skim-through:

1.)Purity overall is out the roof and continues to increase

2.)Germans, scandanavians, and poles love stims. The UK loves coke.

3.)People are now IVing stims and banging eachother at record rates

4.)3/4 of all drug offenses are cannabis related

5.)RCs are exploding. 50,000 seizures occured in 2014. 60% of these were synthetic cannabinoids

6.)82% of deaths from drugs were from opioids.

etc etc


Comments


[27 Points] eyelurck:

They can also operate on the deep web, through darknet markets or cryptomarkets, like AlphaBay or the defunct Silk Road. Cannabis products and MDMA are reported to be the illicit drugs most frequently offered for sale on darknet markets, alongside a range of medicines.

A darknet market is an online sales platform or marketplace, supported by technologies that protect privacy, which brings together vendors, listing mostly illicit goods and services for sale. These markets have many similar characteristics to marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, and customers can search and compare products and vendors. A range of strategies is used to conceal both transactions and the physical locations of servers. These include anonymisation services, such as Tor (the Onion Router), that hide a computer’s internet protocol (IP) address; decentralised and relatively untraceable cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and litecoin, for making payments; and encrypted communication between market participants. Reputation systems also play a role in regulating vendors on the markets. Recent developments include heightened security to prevent vendor scams, including the use of sophisticated escrow systems, and decentralisation of market platforms in response to threats from law enforcement. At present, these markets are believed to account for a small share of the trade in illicit drugs, and many of the transactions are at consumer level. However, the potential exists for further expansion of online drug trading.

This guy is buying.


[11 Points] None:

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[7 Points] Lucia-Anil:

6.)82% of deaths from drugs were from opioids.

AND

90% of those are from Fent or related products


[4 Points] None:

I was just skimming and I saw a section called "CANNABIS USERS ENTERING TREATMENT" which took me off guard. I don't think you could get into a treatment center in the states for just a weed addiction. Different worlds. I understand you can get mentally addicted especially if you dab or do edibles regularly but how does treatment for cannabis addiction even work? There's no withdrawals to worry about. Just don't smoke weed for a week and the desire will be almost gone. Or better yet, do smoke weed.


[2 Points] None:

I'll be reading this in much greater detail later.

By the way, does anybody happen to have access to UNODC's EWA on NPS? I don't want to go through the trouble of forging a registration. I doubt it would even work (they most likely review all applicants individually).

I have $12.50...


[1 Points] kppilihp:

I'd be very happy if someone summarizes the drug report.


[1 Points] Gaindeh:

Can confirm, Finns love speed and fucking SUBUTEX, country filled with sub junkies who have never touched even in H. Also yeah pharmacy benzos are in growing use.


[-4 Points] None:

I sure wish I could have a percentage of those synthetic cannabinoids!! Is spice popular in Europe? It died out in the USA :'(.