Albanian youth and adolescents are consuming less and less alcohol. Recent studies show that younger generations are moving away from this habit, which had placed the European region first in alcohol consumption. The situation is made even more alarming by toxicologists, who say that today's trend among young people is the use of cocaine combined with alcohol. "Over time, the use of substances has increased. In the emergency room, as well as in the toxicology service, patients seeking help for alcohol and substances have increased. We are talking about individuals over 14 years old who have presented in the emergency department. We have the use of marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol, but also various synthetic drugs that may be in circulation. Cocaine and alcohol are being used more frequently. The most common age group coming in are young people," said Matilda Kambo, Toxicologist at QSUT. Toxicologists say that young people who are experimenters or regular users of narcotic substances present at the emergency room with clinical signs such as anxiety, rapid heartbeat, a feeling of suffocation, acute paranoia, and heightened mood. They emphasize that drug use, besides addiction, also brings health concerns, including those related to mental health.