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Recent statistics and trend analysis of the illicit drug market
- Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Main Title: World Drug Report 2014 , pp 1-53
- Publication Date: August 2014
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/0fa7289b-en
- Language: English Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
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Globally, it is estimated that in 2012, some 243 million people (range: 162 million-324 million) corresponding to some 5.2 per cent (range: 3.5-7.0 per cent) of the world population aged 15-64 had used an illicit drug — mainly a substance belonging to the cannabis, opioid, cocaine or amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) group — at least once in the previous year. Although the extent of illicit drug use among men and women varies from country to country and in terms of the substances used, generally, men are two to three times more likely than women to have used an illicit substance. While there are varying regional trends in the extent of illicit drug use, overall global prevalence of drug use is considered to be stable. Similarly, the extent of problem drug use, by regular drug users and those with drug use disorders or dependence, also remains stable, at about 27 million people (range: 16 million-39 million).
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9789210567527
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/bdf42380-en
Related Subject(s):
Drugs Crime and Terrorism
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