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Annual World Drug Report 2024
July 5 , 2024
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- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released this report on World Drug Day.
- In the decade to 2022, the number of people using illicit drugs increased to 292 million.
- Most users worldwide consume cannabis – 228 million people, followed by opioids, amphetamines, cocaine and ecstasy.
- There was an increase in overdose deaths following the emergence of nitazenes.
- In 2022, cocaine production hit a record high with 2,757 tons produced – a 20 per cent increase from 2021.
- Cannabis was legalised across Canada, Uruguay, and 27 jurisdictions in the US.
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