🇫🇷 The number of fatal drug-related overdoses in France has almost tripled in ten years, rising from 243 in 2014 to 659 in 2024, with a peak of 732 in 2023.
As of October 1, 2026, Paris has already recorded 59 fatal overdoses, almost double the previous year. OFAST (the French national law enforcement agency) attributes this increase to a more abundant, cheaper and more concentrated drug supply, with cocaine reaching 75% purity in 2025 compared to 60% in 2020.
Synthetic drugs are also a concern: nearly 500 reports of exposure to synthetic cannabinoids were recorded between January 2025 and April 2026, mostly affecting boys aged 13 to 18. These substances, which are sometimes snorted by teenagers, can cause severe effects such as hallucinations, convulsions up to 20 times, or more than THC suicidal thoughts.