Key Points

• In 2024, 5,067 emergency department visits related to cocaine use and 1,619 hospitalizations following such visits were recorded. This represents an average of 97 cocaine-related emergency department visits per week in France in 2024.

• After a steady increase since 2012, the national rate of emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to cocaine use stabilized in 2024. This stability was observed in most regions.

• Over the entire period, 74% of visits involved men, and the median age was 32, which corresponds to the profiles typically observed among the heaviest users in the general population.

• Significant regional disparities were observed, with very high rates of visits in French Guiana, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and Occitanie.

• Visits related to cocaine use were frequently associated with diagnoses of use of other substances.

• Observations based on emergency department visit data and inquiries received by the Drogues Info Service are consistent.