UN report identifies the drugs most prevalent worldwide

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03 July, 2025, 01:40 pm

Last modified: 03 July, 2025, 02:43 pm

UN report identifies the drugs most prevalent worldwide

As of 2023

TBS Report

03 July, 2025, 01:40 pm

Last modified: 03 July, 2025, 02:43 pm

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

In 2023, around 316 million people used drugs worldwide, an increase of 28% over the past decade. Cannabis remained the most commonly used drug representing 4.6% of the global population aged 15 to 64, a 34% rise over the past ten years.

Source: UNODC World Drug Report 2025

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