"For the first time in the last ten years, the use of illegal drugs within the EU has become stable", while "the use of cocaine is still growing". The 2007 Yearly Report on the development of drugs problems within the EU, published by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions, pictures an "ever-changing" situation. The document, drawn up by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions, shows "the latest statistics of drug consumption customs, the supply side, treatments, and other actions within the EU", so the Commission "can monitor the ever-changing situation and respond to actual facts". Based on such statistics, next week the EU Executive will publish a yearly assessment of the EU action plan against drugs. "This year’s report explains the commissioner in charge, Franco Frattini contains reassuring statistics, since the use of cannabis and heroin in Europe seems to have stabilised and, compared to ten years ago, because of the anti-drugs strategies adopted by the EUJ and by each state and the grater investments made in preventative measures", the European Union "is more prepared to face the problem of illegal drugs". (continued)
