Despite representing a small share of all drug use in the European Union, injecting drug use is responsible for a disproportionate level of both acute and chronic health harms associated with the consumption of illicit drugs. On this page, you can find the latest analysis of injecting drug use in Europe, including key data on prevalence at national level and among people entering specialised treatment, as well as insights from studies on syringe residue analysis.

This page is part of the European Drug Report 2026, the EUDA’s annual overview of the drug situation in Europe.