Description
This infographic coming from the publication New psychoactive substances: 25 years of early warning and response in Europe — an update from the EU Early Warning System presents some key statistics on notifications of the new psychoactive substances to the EWS and NPS seizures (trends in the number and quantities seized), in the EU-27.
Number of NPS notified for the first time, 2005-2021 (EU+2)
Trends in the number of NPS seizures, 2005-2020 (EU)
Trends in the quantities seized for all physical forms reported in weight, 2005-2020 (EU)
Number of NPS seizures by substance, 2020 (EU)
Quantity of NPS seized by substance, 2020 (EU)
Source data
Table 1: Number of NPS notified for the first time, 2005-2021 (EU+2)
Year
Aminoindanes
Arylalkylamines
Arylcyclohexylamines
Benzodiazepines
Cannabinoids
Cathinones
Opioids
Others
Phenethylamines
Piperazines
Piperidines and pyrrolidines
Plants and extracts
Indolalkylamines (Tryptamines)
2005
1
1
3
2
6
2006
1
1
2
3
2007
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
2008
1
6
1
1
3
1
2009
6
4
1
2
5
1
2
2010
1
3
2
11
14
3
3
1
1
1
1
2011
1
5
1
1
23
7
4
4
2
2012
5
3
1
31
4
3
8
14
1
4
2013
1
6
1
2
29
8
4
13
14
1
1
1
2014
4
4
30
31
4
14
9
5
2015
4
2
5
24
26
4
12
9
3
6
3
2016
3
6
6
11
14
9
10
5
1
1
2017
1
1
3
10
12
13
4
4
1
2
2018
1
1
5
11
8
11
9
5
4
2019
1
2
8
10
8
13
3
2
1
5
2020
1
4
3
11
8
10
4
5
2021
5
3
15
6
6
9
4
4
Table 2: Trends in the number of NPS seizures, 2005-2020 (EU)
Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Number of seizures
929
1301
1857
3264
5996
6475
7891
11410
25208
24154
34188
45950
37578
33618
22446
21235
Table 3: Trends in the quantities seized for all physical forms reported in weight, 2005-2020 (EU)
Year
Quantity seized (kg)
2005
1.896
2006
22.601
2007
65.771
2008
62.241
2009
944.083
2010
1110.328
2011
676.245
2012
1805.11
2013
1940.076
2014
2925.087
2015
4599.363
2016
3174.617
2017
3018.414
2018
4118.687
2019
2042.926
2020
5133.833
Table 4: Number of NPS seizures by substance, 2020 (EU)
Category
Number of seizures
Cannabinoids
6314
Cathinones
5501
Others
3922
Arylcyclohexylamines
2569
Benzodiazepines
1012
Phenethylamines
673
Opioids
594
Arylalkylamines
240
Indolalkylamines
231
Piperidines and pyrrolidines
157
Piperazine derivates
19
Aminoindanes
3
Table 5: Quantity of NPS seized by substance, 2020 (EU)
Category
Quantities seized (kg)
Cannabinoids
235.931
Cathinones
3307.094
Others
316.169
Arylcyclohexylamines
1189.84
Benzodiazepines
4.42
Phenethylamines
15.983
Opioids
10.734
Arylalkylamines
51.797
Indolalkylamines
1.225
Piperidines and pyrrolidines
0.57
Piperazine derivates
0.066
Aminoindanes
0.005
