This statistic shows the percentage of people worldwide that have used select types of drugs within selected time periods as of 2017. According to the data, 100 percent of respondents had used legal drugs ever, compared to 64 percent that had used illegal drugs, ever.
Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017
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Global Drug Survey. (May 9, 2018). Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017." Chart. May 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey. (2018). Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of Global Drug Users That Have Used Either Legal or Illegal Drugs within Selected Time Periods as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey, Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017 [Graph], Global Drug Survey, May 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
