Overview

• In 2024, ER admissions linked to cocaine stabilized at 5,067 visits with 1,619 subsequent hospitalizations after rising steadily since 2012.
• The number of hospitalizations tied to cocaine use has quadrupled over the past decade, highlighting escalating healthcare burdens.
• French Guiana, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie register the highest per capita rates of cocaine-related emergencies.
• Men account for about 74% of these cases, with a median age of 32 and nearly 30% involving concurrent alcohol consumption.
• Specialized addiction centers report cocaine as the most common primary substance among new treatment entrants.