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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2025) Online world drug report 2025: global instability compounding social, economic and security costs of the world drug problem. New York: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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316 million people used a drug (excluding alcohol and tobacco) in 2023, or six per cent of the population aged between 15 and 64, compared to 5.2 per cent of the population in 2013. With 244 million users, cannabis remains the most widely used drug, followed by opioids (61 million), amphetamines (30.7 million), cocaine (25 million) and “ecstasy” (21 million). New groups of vulnerable people fleeing hardship, instability and conflict could cause these numbers to increase further, the report warns.

The report includes special chapters on drug trafficking and organized crime; the impact of drug use on the health of people who use drugs, their families, communities, and society; and the impact of drugs on the environment in Europe. See webpages for:

  • Drug market patterns and trends with analysis by topic and market.
  • Statistical annex with data tables on prevalence, trends, deaths etc.
  • Maps showing data by drug, including cocaine, heroin and morphine, synthetic drugs, multiple drugs, trafficking of pharmaceuticals, and New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

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