In 2021, there were approximately 20 million consumers of ecstasy worldwide. Cannabis remains the most used illicit drug worldwide. This statistic lists the estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by type of drug.
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UNODC. (June 25, 2023). Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by drug* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC. "Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by drug* (in millions)." Chart. June 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC. (2023). Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by drug* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC. "Estimated Number of Illicit Drug Users Worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by Drug* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC, Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by drug* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by drug* (in millions) [Graph], UNODC, June 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/