European Union Drugs Agency. (2026) Heroin and other opioids – the current situation in Europe (European drug report 2026). Lisbon: EUDA.
External website: https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-d...
Heroin remains Europe’s most used illicit opioid and is responsible for a large share of the health burden attributed to illicit drug consumption. Europe’s opioid problem, however, continues to evolve, creating new challenges. On this page, you can find the latest analysis regarding heroin and other opioids in Europe, including prevalence of use, treatment demand, seizures, price and purity, harms and more.
This page is part of the European Drug Report 2026, the EUDA’s annual overview of the drug situation in Europe.
A Substance use and dependence > Substance related societal (social) problems / harms
B Substances > Opioids (opiates)
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Heroin (diacetylmorphine / diamorphine)
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Buprenorphine / Suboxone
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Methadone
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal production of drugs
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal distribution of drugs (drug market / dealing)
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal drug possession (seizures)
VA Geographic area > Europe
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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