Lisbon and Almada among the European cities with the highest consumption of cannabis
Lisbon and Almada are not in the group of European cities with the highest consumption of cannabis, reveals a study by the European Drug Monitoring Center, released this Thursday. The two cities also had high cocaine consumption.
According to the report “Analysis of wastewater and drugs – a European multi-city study”, released this Thursday by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon and Almada are among the European cities with the highest consumption of cannabis. .
The study, which analyzes traces of drugs in wastewater, places Almada as the tenth European city with the highest consumption of cannabis, with 109.35 mg of cannabis daily detected per thousand inhabitants.
Lisbon follows soon after (11th) with 101.77 mg daily per thousand inhabitants. The city with the highest consumption is Barcelona, with 455.92 mg daily. And the second, unsurprisingly, is Amsterdam, with 157.64 mg.
“THC loads detected in wastewater indicate that cannabis use was higher in western and southern European cities, particularly in cities in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia”, the study highlights. , which was based on the collection of residual samples, during 2021, in 80 European cities, three of which are Portuguese: Lisbon, Almada and Porto.
When it comes to cannabis consumption, Porto appears almost in the middle of the European table. Specifically, it is the 28th city with the highest consumption of cannabis, with 47.55 mg daily detected per thousand inhabitants.
The EMCDDA study did not just look at cannabis, which is considered the most used drug in Europe. “It is estimated that 22.1 million consumers last year”, points out the Center. They were also analyzed, with analyzes of cocaine consumption, MD, amphetamines showing the lowest compared to sugarcane. But still at high levels.
For example, when it comes to cocaine, Lisbon was the 17th European city with the most traces found: 500.48 mg daily per thousand inhabitants. Almada was the 21st city, with 404.51 mg daily per thousand inhabitants. And Porto was the 32nd, with 237.8mg.