[HARMRED] 200 Million People Worldwide Use Illegal Drugs, Study Says

[Raymond Paquette]

I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed that weed has the biggest 
numbers. What a surprise. When should we panic?


On 1/6/2012 11:48 AM, Mark Kinzly wrote:
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>   200 Million People Worldwide Use Illegal Drugs, Study Says
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> World with blue pills 1-6-12 (2)
> An estimated 200 million people worldwide use illegal drugs, according 
> to a new study. The health consequences of this use are wide-ranging, 
> researchers report this week in The Lancet 
> <http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2961138-0/abstract>. 
> They include overdose, dependence, violence or injury due to 
> intoxication, as well as heart disease, mental disorders and cirrhosis.
> The Los Angeles Times 
> <http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-worldwide-drug-use-20120105,0,7241284.story> 
> reports that 125 to 203 million people use marijuana, 14 million to 56 
> million use amphetamines, 12 million to 21 million use opioids, and 14 
> million to 21 million use cocaine. In addition, 11 million to 21 
> million inject drugs. An estimated 15 million to 39 million are 
> considered problem drug users, the article notes.
> Illegal drug use is highest in developed countries, the researchers 
> found. They point out that many people who use illegal drugs take more 
> than one drug.
> The major adverse health effects of marijuana are dependence, and 
> probably psychotic disorders and other mental disorders, the 
> researchers conclude. They say that marijuana is unlikely to be deadly.
> Drugs caused 2.1 million years of life lost in 2004, followed by 
> alcohol, which caused a loss of 1.5 million years, according to the 
> World Health Organization. Drug-related deaths tend to strike younger 
> people, accounting for the higher number of years of life lost 
> compared with other causes of death. Overall, illegal drugs led to 
> 250,000 deaths in that year, compared with 5.1 million deaths due to 
> tobacco, and 2.25 million due to alcohol.
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