World Drug Report 2000 (World Drug Report)
Author: United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA Keywords: Drug Reference ISBN: 0198296495
Book description The illicit drug trade touches millions of lives in both developed and developing countries. Its most negative impact is concentrated amongst the vulnerable and marginalized of our societies. The UN estimates that some 180 million people worldwide T 4.2% of people aged 15 years and above T were consuming drugs in the late 1990s; this figure includes 144 million consuming cannabis, 29 million people consuming amphetamine-type stimulants, 14 million people taking cocaine and 13 million people abusing opiates, 9 million of whom were addicted to heroin. Economic reliance on the drug trade, and drug addiction, leaves many individuals open to exploitation by criminals and criminal organisations… |
