Drug Use and Abuse Around the World

DRUG USE AND ABUSE AROUND THE WORLD An estimated 162 TO 324 MILLION of people aged 15 to 64 used an illicit drug in 2012 (3.5% to 7.0% of the world population aged 15 to 64) Men are generally 2 TO 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY to have used an illicit drug than women !- Over 27 MILLION PEOPLE suffer from a drug use disorder POLYDRUG ABUSE: USING more than one drug at a time INCREASES THE RISK OF SEVERE HEALTH GLOBAL ILLICIT DRUG USE COMPLICATIONS, OVERDOSE AND DEATH AMPHETAMINES: & 48.7% of addiction treatment 13.94 to 54.81 million users 0.30% to 1.20% of world population admissions in the Southeastern U.S. are for polydrug use ARE THE MOST COMMON POLY-USED DRUGS K CANNABIS: TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF ABUSE: 125.30 to 227.27 million users 2.7% to 4.9% of world population (BY PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION THAT USES THE DRUG) COCAINE: Amphetamines: 13.99 to 20.92 million users 0.30% to 0.45% of world population ECSTASY: UNITED STATES 1.8% PHILIPPINES 2.1% 9.40 to 28.24 million users 0.20% to 0.60% of world population PALAU 1.6% EL SALVADOR 3.3% MARSHALL ISLANDS 2.7% 118 THAILAND 1.4% ΟΡΙΑTES: LAOS 1.4% NIGERIA 1.4% NEW ZEALAND 2.1% 12.80 to 20.23 million users 0.28% to 0.43% of world population AUSTRALIA 2.1% Cannabis: ΟΡΙΟIDS: 28.63 to 38.16 million users 0.60% to 0.80% of world population CANADA 12.7% NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 22.2% WORLDWIDE DRUG DEATHS UNITED STATES 14.1% ITALY 14.6% GUAM 18.4% BERMUDA 10.9% PALAU 24.2% SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 11.7% NIGERIA 14.3% NEW ZEALAND 14.6% There were an Соcaine: estimated 95,000 to 226,000 drug-related deaths in 2012 SCOTLAND 2.7% ENGLAND 2.2% UNITED STATES 2.2% ISLE OF MAN 3.5% WALES 2.2% SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1.7% ITALY 2.2% SPAIN 2.7% AUSTRALIA 2.1% MONACO 1.9% Worldwide drug- related mortality rate: 20.8-49.3 PER MILLION PERSONS Ecstasy: SCOTLAND 2.4% ENGLAND 1.4% SLOVAKIA 1.6% LATVIA 1.5% ISLE OF MAN 1.5% MIRAMAR GETTING WELL STAYING WELL WALES 1.4% CZECH REPUBLIC 2.2% BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1.4% http://www.miramaraddictionandrehabcenters.com/ http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/facts/en/ https://www.unodc.org/documents/w- dr2014/World_Drug_Report_2014_web.pdf http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interac- tive/2012/jul/02/drug-use-map-world http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/844812 http://www.freepik.com/ AUSTRALIA 3.0% NEW ZEALAND 2.6% ex