185 million people or almost 5% of the world's population used drugs in 2003-2004
years. These data are presented in the World Drug Report, which was presented by
in Moscow, the UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director of the UN Office for
drugs and crime Antonio Maria Costa. The presentation of the report took place
on the eve of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
turnover, which was celebrated around the world last Saturday.
Still, according to the United Nations, the most popular
drugs in the world - cannabis (marijuana) and synthetics, such as amphetamine. At the same time,
The report notes that 150 million people have tried marijuana at least once in the past year.
people, and 38 million indulged in "synthetics" with varying frequency, with 8% of them
preferred ecstasy. The top three is rounded out by opiates (15 million people are on
opium, morphine and heroin) and cocaine (13 million).
At the same time, the report specifically notes that illegal opiate production remains
"stable", amounting to about 4-5 thousand metric tons per year. The main
opium producers are also well known - Afghanistan, Laos and Myanmar. Russia UN
ranks as Europe's largest heroin market, according to official figures
Many experts believe that the total number of drug addicts in our country is greatly underestimated
It is estimated at 3-4 million people, a third of whom are addicted to heroin.
There are two main pieces of news in the report. One, as usual, is bad, the other, for
balance, respectively good. The experts are particularly concerned about the scale
the spread of synthetic drugs in developed countries. "Considering the growth
the number of underground laboratories, the consumption of such drugs has increased in recent years
"developed countries have reached the highest levels," the UN Office said.
At the same time, it is noted that for the first time in 50 years, a period of intensive growth
drug abuse has been replaced by a relative decline in the rate of their
distribution. Over the past year, out of 30 adult inhabitants of the Earth, according to UN statistics,
Less than one person used drugs.
Experts also draw the attention of the world community to the fact that tobacco consumers
There are seven times more drug addicts in the world. About 30% of the world's population smokes, this is,
approximately 1.3 billion people. And, as a result, here are the statistics:
5 million people died from tobacco-related diseases,
Victims of alcoholism - 2.5 million people,
and 250 thousand people died from drugs in the world. At the same time, two or three years in Europe
There has been a significant reduction in the mortality rate of drug addicts, the decline amounted to 20%.
Experts believe that as a result of drug abuse, humanity
lost 11.2 million years of life, while tobacco took five times (!) more.
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