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Drug misuse rose 30% in past decade and covid-19 could worsen situation, UN report warns

posted 30/06/2020

publication BMJ 2020;369:m2631 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2631

Adrian O’Dowd

The number of people using illegal drugs globally has risen by 30% over the past decade to 269 million while 35.6 million people have drug use disorders, according to the latest World Drug Report1 from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).