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Narcotics use in different countries

First version: 11 Apr 2011. Latest version: 11 Apr 2011.

Abstract:

Narcotics are mostly used in North America and some European and South American Counrties including Russia.

Question:

How much is narcotics used in different countries aound the world?

Answer:

The highest incidence of problem drug (narcotics) use in the world is in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Russia, and some South American countries.

This figure shows the usage in different European Countries:

World

The scale of the diagram is the number of drug users/1000 inhabitants in the age groups 15-64 years.

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