ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"The World Drug Report provides an annual overview of
the major developments in drug markets for the various
drug categories, ranging from production to trafficking,
including development of new routes and modalities, as
well as consumption. Chapter 1 of the World Drug Report
2014 provides a global overview of the latest developments
with respect to opiates, cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines (including “ecstasy”) and the health impact of drug
use. Chapter 2 zeroes in on the control of precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of illicit drugs.
On the basis of comprehensive information on supply, as
well as the relatively limited new information on demand,
it can be concluded that overall the global situation with
regard to the prevalence of illicit drug use and problem
drug use1 is generally stable, with the total global number
of drug users increasingly commensurate with the growth
of the world population.
That said, each region exhibits its own peculiarities with
respect to specific drugs. Polydrug use, which is generally
understood as the use of two or more substances at the
same time or sequentially, remains a major concern, both
from a public health and a drug control perspective. remains stable at between 16 million and 39 million
people. However, there continues to be a gap in service
provision, as in recent years, only one in six problem drug
users globally have had access to or received drug dependence treatment services each year.
Although the general public may perceive cannabis to be
the least harmful illicit drug, there has been a noticeable
increase in the number of persons seeking treatment for
cannabis use disorders over the past decade, particularly in
the Americas, Oceania and Europe. Nonetheless, opiates
remained the most prevalent primary drug of abuse among
those seeking treatment in Asia and in Europe, as did
cocaine in the Americas.
With regard to injecting drug use, the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World
Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), drawing on the most recent data available, jointly estimate that
the number of people who inject drugs is 12.7 million
(range: 8.9 million-22.4 million). That corresponds to a
prevalence of 0.27 per cent (range: 0.19-0.48 per cent) of
the population aged 15-64.2 The problem is particularly
stark in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, where the rate
of injecting drug use is 4.6 times higher than the global
average..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Date of entry:
2019-07-06
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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