Between 2018 and 2023, the number of people starting treatment for crack addiction in the EU rose by 35%.

Omissions

• The 35% figure refers to 'first-time treatment entrants' (people entering treatment for the first time with crack cocaine as primary drug), which is slightly narrower than 'people starting treatment' in general.
• The statistic covers EUDA reporting countries — EU Member States plus Norway and Türkiye — not strictly the EU-27 only; the magnitude is unaffected.
• The figure comes from the European Drug Report 2025 (published June 2025), which was available before the session date of 2026-07-08.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) — European Drug Report 2025, Cocaine pageThe number of first-time treatment entrants with crack cocaine as primary drug increased by 35 %, from 2700 clients in 2018 to 3700 clients in 2023.
• PrimaryEuropean Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) — European Drug Report 2025: Trends and Developments (full report PDF)...cocaine-related problems for the first time increased by 31 % between 2018 and 2023, while the number of first-time entrants for crack cocaine increased by 35 %. In 2023, drug consumption...