After previously investigating overtourism in Swieqi and getting very close to the truth about Comino’s overcrowding problem, Clara is back with another episode of Miss Understanding Malta.This time, she’s investigating something rather unexpected: drugs.According to figures from the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), Malta has some of the lowest reported rates of drug use among young people in the EU.As previously reported by Lovin Malta, just 1.2% of 15 to 34-year-olds in Malta reported using cannabis in the past year, compared to an EU average of 15.3%.For cocaine, the figure was just 0.1%, compared to an EU average of 2.5%. MDMA and amphetamine were also reported at just 0.1% in Malta. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)So how does a country famous for festas, summer festivals, boat parties, beach parties and Paceville nightlife end up looking like one of Europe’s least drug-using countries?That’s what Clara sets out to get to the bottom of.She heads to a rehabilitation centre, visits Paceville to speak to the people actually out partying, and attempts to get some answers from Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield.There’s also the small matter of statistics.Bedingfield recently said that 0.1% of people in Malta use cocaine, which would amount to roughly 500 people.Meanwhile, Caritas has reported over 500 people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction.Are those the same 500 people?And if they are, does that mean Malta has somehow managed to put its entire cocaine-using population into rehab?Or have we simply misunderstood the numbers?Watch the latest episode of Miss Understanding Malta as Clara follows the numbers, the people and the questions to try to get to the bottom of Malta’s curious relationship with drugs.•