Across the analyzed European countries, the street prices of cocaine presented a wide variety in 2022, ranging from roughly 31 to almost 100 euros per gram. Portugal had the lowest average street price, with 31.69 euros per gram. Meanwhile, Slovakia was the country with the highest price, with one gram of cocaine being sold for 98.75 euros. Consumption of cocaine in Europe As of 2023, around three percent of the population in the Netherlands has used cocaine within the past 12 months, more than any other country in Europe. This was followed by 2.4 and 2.3 percent of the inhabitants in Spain and Ireland, respectively. Cocaine users in treatment In 2022, Spain had the highest number of individuals who entered treatment for cocaine addiction in Europe, at over 20.7 thousand patients. It was followed by Italy and France, with 14.1 and 4.2 thousand individuals entering treatment, respectively. Sniffing was the main route of administration for over two thirds of the individuals entering treatment for cocaine use across Europe.

Between 2012 and 2023, the price of a gram of cocaine has varied between 65 and 85 euros. The peak was reached in 2016. Since 2016, the price has dropped significantly to 66 euros in 2023.

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Between 2008 and 2022, cocaine prices in the Netherlands remained stable at around 50 euros per gram. The price of cocaine peaked in 2012 and again in 2014, at 53 euros, before decreasing again slightly. In 2022, a gram of cocaine in the Netherlands sold for 52 euros. This was significantly higher than the price of amphetamine, which on average cost just seven euros per gram that year.

 Cocaine use on the rise

Cocaine use, although still relatively low compared to other drugs such as cannabis or ecstasy, is on the rise. The Trimbos Institute’s survey on drug use among adults has been running since 1997, and the share of respondents stating to have used cocaine at least once in their lives as of 2021 was 6.5 percent. In 2021, 0.8 percent of all respondents answered to have used cocaine in the last month.

Who are the cocaine users?

Cocaine use in the Netherlands was most common among 20-29 year olds. The most recent survey found that of 20-24 year olds, 5.5 percent had used cocaine in the past year. Among the 25-29 year olds, this was even higher, at 6.9 percent.

This statistic shows the average street price per gram of cocaine sold in selected Latin American countries in 2016, measured in U.S. dollars. In that year, Cuba registered the highest selling price of cocaine in Latin America, averaging at 56.7 U.S. dollars per gram. The lowest average street price of cocaine was found in Colombia and Bolivia, with 3.5 U.S. dollars per gram.

In 2021, the average price of fresh cocaine leaves in the Amazonia region was 2,900 Colombian pesos per kilogram, the highest among the different regions in Colombia. For cocaine hydrochloride, the region with the highest price was Orinoquia, while the Sierra Nevada had the lowest with 3.82 million pesos per kilogram. That year, the land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Colombia reached 204 thousand hectares.

As of September 2023, a kilo of cocaine hydrochloride in Colombia oscillated between 4.8 and 5.2 million Colombian pesos. This was more than 1,200 and 1,300 U.S. dollars at that time. This is the final product of the cocaine manufacture.

The objective of this research was to estimate the elasticity of the demand for cocaine and heroin with respect to the price. Price elasticity is the percentage of change in the dependent quantity corresponding to a one-percent change in price. The project involved the development of an econometric model to determine price elasticity, given that national- and city-level data on the consumption of cocaine and heroin are insufficient or nonexistent. The researchers circumvented this lack of data by partitioning the desired elasticity into the product of two elasticities, involving a measurable intermediate quantity whose relationship to the quantity of consumption could be modeled and estimated by measurable techniques. The intermediate quantity used for this project was the fraction of arrestees testing positive for cocaine or heroin as measured by the Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) System. From the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence (STRIDE) data, expected purity was computed by regressing on log quantity and dummy variables for location and quarter. Price series were produced by finding the median standardized price per expected pure gram for each location and quarter. Variables for Part 1, National Data, include year, quarter, standardized prices for a gram of cocaine and a gram of heroin, and expected purity of cocaine and heroin. The Cities Data, Part 2, cover city, year, quarter, number of observations used to compute the median price of cocaine and heroin, standardized prices, and expected purity.

In 2022, the average price of cocaine in Colombia reached 5,243 Colombian pesos per kilogram. Meanwhile, cocaine paste was marketed at around 1,732 pesos per kilogram in 2022.

The global Cocaine Intoxication Treatment Market is expected to garner a market value of US$ 10 Million in 2023 and is expected to accumulate a market value of US$ 17.91 Million by registering a CAGR of 6% in the forecast period 2023 to 2033. The market for Cocaine Intoxication Treatment registered a CAGR of 4% in the historical period 2018 to 2022.

Report Attribute	Details
Expected Market Value (2023)	US$10 Million
Anticipated Forecast Value (2033)	US$ 17.91 Million
Projected Growth Rate (2023 to 2033)	6% CAGR

Report Scope

Report Attribute	Details
Market Value in 2023	US$10 Million
Market Value in 2033	US$ 17.91 Million
Growth Rate	CAGR of 6% from 2023 to 2033
Base Year for Estimation	2022
Historical Data	2018 to 2022
Forecast Period	2023 to 2033
Quantitative Units	Revenue in USD Million and CAGR from 2023 to 2033
Report Coverage	Revenue Forecast, Volume Forecast, Company Ranking, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, Trends and Pricing Analysis
Segments Covered	Drug class Route of Administration Distribution Channel Region
Regions Covered	North America Latin America Europe South Asia East Asia Oceania Middle East & Africa
Key Countries Profiled	USA Canada Brazil Mexico Rest of Latin America Germany United Kingdom France Spain Italy Rest of Europe Malaysia Singapore China India Thailand Rest of South Asia Gulf Cooperation Council Japan South Korea Australia New Zealand GCC countries South Africa Israel Rest of MEA
Key Companies Profiled	Tonix Pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Pfizer Inc., Novartis AG, Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Zydus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., and Advanz Pharmaceuticals
Customization	Available Upon Request

Cocaine had the highest average price per gram among illicit drugs in Sweden in 2017. The average minimum price of cocaine during that year was 2.11 euros per gram, and the average maximum price was 350 euros per gram.

Curves represent (A) choice between cocaine and water sweetened with saccharin and (B) percent of completed trials as a function of the relative cost of saccharin. The cost of saccharin was gradually increased either between sessions (open circles) or within sessions (closed circles). In the former case, each cost level was tested at least 5 times consecutively until stabilization of behavior. Data points represent the means (± s.e.m.) of the last 3 stable testing sessions. For other details, see Materials and Methods, and legend of Figure 3. *, different from the indifference level (P

Data on drug overdose death rates, by drug type and selected population characteristics. Please refer to the PDF or Excel version of this table in the HUS 2019 Data Finder (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm) for critical information about measures, definitions, and changes over time. SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, numerator data from annual public-use Mortality Files; denominator data from U.S. Census Bureau national population estimates; and Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Arias E, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2018. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 69 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics.2021. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm. For more information on the National Vital Statistics System, see the corresponding Appendix entry at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus19-appendix-508.pdf.

As of the 2023, the illicit drug in Italy with the highest average price was cocaine, at roughly 83.5 euros per gram, followed by white heroin and brown heroin. The price of drugs varies across countries, for example street price of cocaine in Europe was the highest in Slovakia with almost 100 euros per gram. Cocaine addiction In 2022 alone, there were 14,132 individuals who entered treatment for cocaine addiction in Italy. This number was the second highest among all European countries after Spain. As of that year, there were in total 31.7 thousand people being treated for cocaine addiction in public facilities in Italy, with the highest number belonging to the age group between 40 and 44 years. Cannabis use Cannabis was the most consumed type of illicit drug in Italy, with more than eight percent of the population having consumed it at least once in 2022. This substance was the most popular among students, with nearly 30 percent of the students using it at least once in the given year.

Street prices of cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamine are provided in euros per gram, of LSD in euros per unit/dose, and of ecstasy in euros per tablet. Data on prices come from a range of different sources, the comparability of which is not always known. Data on the potency of cannabis products and the purity of heroin (white and brown), cocaine products (cocaine and crack) and amphetamine are presented here. In addition, data on the MDMA content (weight in ecstasy tablets) is provided.

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Heroine was the most expensive drug in Finland as of 2019. The maximum price of heroine was 200 euros per gram in Finland. Meanwhile, one gram of cocaine could be bought for 50 to 150 euros per gram. The drug with the lowest maximum price was cannabis resin (hash) at 20 euros per gram.

Background: In response to the COVID-19-pandemic, a lockdown was established in the middle of March 2020 by the German Federal Government resulting in drastic reduction of private and professional traveling in and out of Germany with a reduction of social contacts in public areas.Research Questions: We seek evidence on whether the lockdown has led to a reduced availability of illegal drugs and whether subjects with substance-related problems tried to cope with possible drug availability issues by increasingly obtaining drugs via the internet, replacing their preferred illegal drug with novel psychoactive substances, including new synthetic opioids (NSO), and/or by seeking drug treatment.Methods: A questionnaire was anonymously filled in by subjects with substance-related disorders, typically attending low-threshold settings, drug consumption facilities, and inpatient detoxification wards from a range of locations in the Western part of Germany. Participants had to both identify their main drug of abuse and to answer questions regarding its availability, price, quality, and routes of acquisition.Results: Data were obtained from 362 participants. The most frequent main substances of abuse were cannabis (n = 109), heroin (n = 103), and cocaine (n = 75). A minority of participants reported decreased availability (8.4%), increased price (14.4%), or decreased quality (28.3%) of their main drug. About 81% reported no change in their drug consumption due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown. A shift to the use of novel psychoactive substances including NSO were reported only by single subjects. Only 1–2% of the participants obtained their main drug via the web.Discussion: Present findings may suggest that recent pandemic-related imposed restrictions may have not been able to substantially influence either acquisition or consumption of drugs within the context of polydrug users (including opiates) attending a range of addiction services in Germany.

Statistics illustrates prices of alkaloids; of vegetal origin, cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof in Selected Central Asia and Caucasus from 2007 to 2024.

The web survey "Web survey on drugs" coordinated by the EMCDDA ( European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction ) provides an overview of the use of various substances, the ways of use and acquisition, and the socio-demographic background of the user. The study covers cannabis products, cocaine, ecstasy/MDMA, amphetamine, methamphetamine, new psychoactive substances and fentanyl in depth.

In Estonia, the study is carried out at the same time as in several other European countries. This makes the study particularly valuable, because it is possible to compare Estonia's situation with other countries.

Participation in the online survey is anonymous, voluntary and depends on the respondent's interest in participating. The target group of the study is at least 18-year-old people living in Estonia who have used drugs at least once in their lifetime. The questionnaire is available in Estonia in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English.

Themes

• lifetime and past 12 months and/or 30 days substance use
• frequency of substance use
• ways of using the substance
• quantities used
• methods/sources of obtaining drugs and quantities obtained
• price of drugs
• purpose and expected effect of using new psychoactive substances
• the socio-demographic background of the respondents

The EMCCDA online survey is repeated at 2-3 year intervals. The survey was carried out for the first time in 2016. Estonia participated in data collection for the first time in 2018. The next survey, in which Estonia also participates, will be conducted at the beginning of 2021.

In total, more than 15 European Union countries have participated in the survey in different years. Estonia participated in the 2018 data collection, and Estonian data is comparable to the other countries that participated in the study, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Poland.

EMCCDA Online Survey International Website

In Germany, the illegal drugs with the highest street value were cocaine and heroin, with the former costing around 74.80 euros per gram or consumable unit, and the latter 46.2 euros in 2021. Ecstasy had the lowest price at 7.7 euros per gram. Illegal drugs There is debate worldwide about whether drugs should be legal or not. Some experts say that legalizing drugs will help those who are addicted as they will not be forced to buy drugs on the black market where they are often mixed with other substances, making them extremely dangerous and often even lethal. However, others feel that keeping certain drugs illegal dissuades people from trying them. Different nations also have different approaches when it comes to which drugs are made legal and which are not. In Germany, drugs such as cocaine, heroin, crystal meth, ecstasy, and cannabis are all illegal. The German government is going through the process of legalizing cannabis, however, it is proving to be long and complex. Illegal drug use in Germany Illegal drug use and abuse are prevalent all over the world and Germany is no different. In 2022, there were almost 2,000 drug-related deaths in Germany which was the highest figure since 2020. The most common cause of death related to drugs was damage caused by long-term drug use. Other causes included mixes of various drugs causing an overdose. The average age of people who had drug-related deaths in Germany was 40.6 years old, which is almost half the average life expectancy in Germany. This is not surprising, considering the physical toll that prolonged drug use can take on the body, and the risks of accidentally taking drugs that are contaminated or even laced with other even stronger substances when buying on the black market.