Cocaine market is booming as meth trafficking spreads, UN report says
Vienna, Austria Reuters Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said on Sunday. Coca bush cultivation and total cocaine production were at record highs in 2021, the most recent year for which data […]
Cannabis use has risen with legalisation and COVID lockdowns – UN report
Vienna, Austria Reuters Places including US states that have legalised cannabis appear to have increased its regular use, while COVID lockdowns had a similar effect, raising the risk of depression and suicide, a UN report said on Monday. Cannabis has long been the world’s most widely used drug and that use is increasing while the […]
Some 250 million people took illicit drugs in 2015 with almost 30 million engaged in “problematic” use, says UN report
More than five per cent of the world’s population – some 250 million people – used illicit drugs in 2015 while almost 30 million people worldwide engaged in “problematic” drug use which could include dependence, according to a UN report released this week. The latest World Drug Report, released by the United Nations Office on […]