The EU s drug monitoring agency said the supply of illegal narcotics had not been seriously affected by the global crisis after dealers went online and launched home delivery services (stock image).
Use of party drug MDMA fell in Europe during last year's lockdown, while use of psychedelics, such as LSD, and anti-anxiety drugs, such as Valium and Xanax, increased according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, an EU agency i.
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MADRID (AP) Illegal drug production on European soil increased during the coronavirus pandemic last year as lockdowns helped move drug sales from streets to encrypted online platforms, according to an analysis of continental drug trends released Wednesday.
The misuse of benzodiazepines - a class of pharmaceutical drugs that include valium, xanax and klonopin - and new illegal designer drugs are major public health concerns outlined in a new EU Drug agency report.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction or EMCDDA says there is increasing unregulated use of established benzodiazepines, and a supply of new and fake versions created by criminals.
Benzodiazepines are usually prescribed for treating anxiety but have been linked to poisonings and deaths from unauthorised use.
The European Drug Report 2021 outlines how there is a wider range of illegal and pharmaceutical substances, often of high potency or purity, and how organised crime groups have intensified illegal drug production.