FACTS
DRUGS IN NUMBERS
What are the cold hard facts of drug abuse around the world? Here are the numbers:
292
MILLION
people use
drugs worldwide.
228
MILLION
people use cannabis around the world, which is the most widely used drug.
3.2
MILLION
people died in the last year due to alcohol and drug use.
3,708
TONS
of cocaine were produced in the last recorded year (2023).
50
PERCENT
of Americans aged 12 and older have used illicit drugs at least once.
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ON THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS
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