Blow Globe

EUROPE and the "ALL-AMERICAN" DRUG BLOW GLOBE In 2009, an estimated total of 440 metric tons of pure cocaine were consumed around the world. Of this, close to 30 percent was consumed in Europe alone. As the street price of the drug drops in many regions, our eastern neighbors are becoming more prominent players on the cocaine market. A Significant Bump in Cocaine Use Value of the Cocaine Market (Billions): U.S. vs. Europe (1999 - 2009) The Americas claimed more than 60 percent of coke users in 2009. While the region still dominates the market in both number of users per capita and amount of cocaine consumed, the drug is gaining traction in Europe, too. U.S. Region $44B $44B $1 Billion = $5 Billion EUROPE Users (Millions) Per Capita Use (Grams Per Year) $37B $35B $36B $32B $33B Consumption (In Metric Tons) Consumption (Percent of Total) $31B More than one million users More than 10 percent of global consumption $26B $18B $21B --..... .... ... North America West/Central Eruope East/Southeast Europe Asia $14B 5.7 31.5 4.1 30.3 0.5 12.3 0.7 20 179 41% 123 28% 14 3% 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Street Price of Cocaine in Europe and the U.S. (1999 vs. 2009) 1999 Price 2009 Price (Price Per Gram In USD) $93 $97 $119 Austria Luxembourg $89 $60 $71 $33 Belgium The Netherlands $63 Central America $165 $128 Denmark Norway 0.1 35 $93 $154 $157 $43 $66 Finland Portugal $139 $82 $63 $83 France Spain $83 Caribbean West/Central Africa 1.1 12 North Africa Oceania 0.1 35 $68 $97 0.1 12 0.3 7.3 Germany Sweden $87 $104 6. 1% 13 3% < 1% < 1% $82 $109 Greece Switzerland $104 $104 South America Southern Africa East Africa 2.4 35 0.3 12 0.2 12 $30 United Kingdom $104 Ireland $97 $62 85 19% 4 < 1% $135 $81 United States Of America Italy $99 $120 Sources: Economist.com // United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "World Drug Report." 2011.WomensMemorial.org A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND COLUMN FIVE