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Table 2 Prevalence of the different psychoactive drugs used in the last 12 months in the total population (n = 383) and persons who use psychoactive substances (n = 314)

From: First results of the French OCTOPUS survey among festival attendees: a latent class analysis

Psychoactive drug, n (%)

Number of persons who use drugs

Prevalence in the total population

N = 383 (%)

Prevalence among the persons who use drugs

N = 314 (%)

Cannabis, n (%)

243

63.4

77.4

Ecstasy/MDMA, n (%)

186

48.6

59.2

Cocaine, n (%)

159

41.5

50.6

Speed, n (%)

32

8.4

10.2

Poppers, n (%)

17

4.4

5.4

Other stimulantsa, n (%)

15

3.9

4.8

LSD, n (%)

67

17.5

21.3

Magic mushrooms, n (%)

42

11.0

13.4

Ketamine, n (%)

37

9.7

11.8

Other hallucinogensb, n (%)

4

1.0

1.3

NPSsc, n (%)

19

5.0

6.1

Sedativesd, n (%)

19

5.0

6.1

Cannabidiol

1

0.3

0.3

  1. MDMA Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, NPSs New psychoactive substances
  2. aGBL (n = 2), crack (n = 2), Ritalin (n = 1), ephedrine (n = 1), caffeine (n = 1), amphetamine (n = 8)
  3. bSalvia divinorum (n = 2), mescaline (n = 2)
  4. cNPSs in detail: Synthetic stimulants (n = 7): mephedrone (n = 3), 3-MMC (n = 2), 4-MEC (n = 1), methylone (n = 1), ethylphenidate (n = 2). Synthetic hallucinogens (n = 10): DMT (n = 4), 5-APB (n = 3), methoxetamine (n = 2), 25C-NBOMe (n = 1), 25I-NBOMe (n = 1), 2C-P (n = 1), 2C-B (n = 2), 2C-E (n = 1), Bk-2C-B (n = 1), DOC (n = 1), deschloroketamine (n = 1). Synthetic opioids (n = 5): U-47700. Synthetic cannabinoids (n = 2)
  5. dopium (n = 7), heroin (n = 5), methadone (n = 2), nitrous oxide (n = 2), tramadol (n = 2), Valium (n = 2), codeine (n = 1), Skenan (n = 1), Xanax (n = 1)