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<br>LISBON, March 17 (Reuters) - The closure of nightclubs and bars during COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe is likely behind a significant drop in the use of party drug MDMA last year but consumption of other substances such as cocaine and cannabis kept rising, an EU study said on Thursday.<br> <br>Conducted by the Lisbon-based European Union drugs agency (EMCDDA), [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets onion address] a study of wastewater from nearly 45 million people in 75 European cities revealed that the use of most drugs, except MDMA, increased last year.<br> <br>Around half of the cities where the study was conducted, ranging from Barcelona to Oslo, recorded increases in detected residues of cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and methamphetamine in wastewater.<br> <br>"The results show both a rise and spread for most of the substances studied, reflecting a drugs problem that is both pervasive and complex," EMCDDA director Alexis Goosdeel said in a statement.<br> <br>A 2021 report by the United Nations showed a big increase in drug users worldwide due to the pandemic.<br><br>It said many turned to drugs due to poverty, unemployment and inequality.<br> <br>MDMA was the only drug where residues declined in the majority of the cities studied, possibly due to pandemic-driven closures of nightlife venues where this drug is often consumed, EMCDDA said.<br> <br>The study also showed drugs were now reported more evenly across European cities compared to previous years when more diverse geographical patterns were observed.<br> <br>Cocaine, for instance, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] site remains most prominent in western and southern European cities but is increasingly found in eastern Europe.<br><br>Methamphetamine, historically concentrated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, is now found in cities across the continent.<br> <br>The study said the use of cannabis appeared to have been less affected by COVID-19 lockdowns than other drugs. In a report last year, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address EMCDDA said cannabis users were stocking up via the [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet sites] to avoid shortages during lockdowns.<br>(Reporting by Catarina Demony Editing by Mark Heinrich)<br>