Ten keys to the UN World Drug Report 2024
- June 26, 2024
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The United Nations (UN) emphasized in its World Drug Report 2024 what quantity drug users has grown significantly in last ten yearsand that even more is entering the
The United Nations (UN) emphasized in its World Drug Report 2024 what quantity drug users has grown significantly in last ten yearsand that even more is entering the market synthetic opioids which pose a serious threat to public health.
These ten keys from a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published this Wednesday in Vienna, Italy:
1.- Total in 2022 292 million people used drugs worldwide, drop by 1.3% Compared to the previous year. However, this number of consumers represents 20% more than ten years ago..
2.- Belonging 64 million people who suffer from any type drug use disorderonly 9% receive treatment. This low level of access to treatment affects women (5%) more than men (18%).
3.- Overall though women they just assume 25% of all consumers drugs, they suffer from violence much more than men, abuse and related health damage. For example, women who inject drugs have The probability of contracting HIV is 1.2 times higher These are men.
4.- He hemp remains, of course, most consumed drug. Of the total number of users 78% have tried this drugbefore twenty% what they consumed opioids And 10% amphetamines. cocaine has been tested 23.5 million people8% of the total, and ecstasy To 20 million7%.
5.- Of the 14 million people who inject drugs, 49% have hepatitis CHe 11.5% infected HIV And 10% with both diseases. UNODC warns that risk of HIV infection is high 35 times higher among injection drug users.
6.- He growing coca leaves grew by 12% between 2021 and 2022 and production of pure cocaine reached 2757 tons, and 20% moreand will exceed the record set in 2021. This avalanche is paralleled by an increase in violence in production and transit zones, especially in Ecuador and the Caribbean, and consumption, for example in Western Europe.
7.- On the other hand, the ban on poppy planting in Afghanistan opium production fell by 74% between 2022 and 2023. This decline has had a negative impact on farmers’ incomes. The fall in heroin supply may be accompanied by the emergence of new synthetic opioids, such as nitazenes, and an increase in overdoses.
8.- UNODC also says in its report about “Renaissance” of psychedelic drugs hand in hand with experience’attentiveness‘ And spiritual in countries where the use of this drug is legalized. UNODC warns that there is no certainty about the medical properties of these substances and their effectiveness. risk of using them without professional supervision.
9.- opiates tramadol And fentanyl continue to threaten public health in Africa and the United States respectively, with very high number of overdose deaths in the last country.
10.- drug trafficking groups continue to use instability in some countries to expand their illegal activities into other areas such as illegal trafficking of protected species, mining or illegal logging.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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