Trends in the world drug markets

The long-term stabilization which occurred in drug markets continued into 2007, although some expansion occurred in critical areas. This year-on-year growth, however, does not negate the containment of the markets recorded since 1990: long term trends are obviously more meaningful and indicative than short term fluctuations. Despite cultivation increases for both coca and opium, the overall level of cultivation remained below 1998 levels and well below annual peaks in the last two decades (1991 for opium and 2000 for coca). Similarly, despite an apparent increase in the absolute number of cannabis, cocaine and opiates users, there was little change in global annual prevalence rates (the number of people who have used a particular drug at least once in the 12 months preceding the survey).

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