The number of drug users around the world has soared, and the drug problem has become increasingly serious
According to the World Drug Report 2024 released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in June this year, the number of drug users worldwide has increased to 292 million in 2022, an increase of 20 percent in 10 years. Cannabis remains the most widely used drug globally (228 million users), followed by opioids (60 million users), amphetamines (30 million users), cocaine (23 million users) and ecstasy (20 million users). In addition, the recent emergence in some high-income countries of synthetic opioids, nitazines, which are more potent than fentanyl, has led to an increase in overdose deaths.
Drug abuse is a serious social problem, it will not only cause serious harm to the health of individuals, but also have a negative impact on the family, the society and the country. Drug use can lead to mental disorders, cognitive decline, emotional instability and, in severe cases, death. At the same time, the addiction of drugs is very strong, easy to let users fall into a vicious circle of unable to extricate themselves, causing damage to the family and society. At the social level, drug abuse will lead to a rise in crime rates and endanger social security and stability. At the same time, the drug trade is also a huge black industrial chain, which will lead to the prosperity of drug cartels and further aggravate social instability.
By 2020, an estimated 7 million people have had formal contact (arrest, warning) with the police for drug offences, of which about two-thirds are for using or possessing drugs for use. In addition, 2.7 million people were prosecuted for drug offences globally in 2022, and more than 1.6 million were convicted, but criminal justice responses to drug offences vary significantly across regions.
Therefore, the government and society should strengthen the publicity and education work on drugs, raise the public's awareness and vigilance on drugs, and strengthen the attack and control of drugs, effectively curb the spread of the drug problem, and maintain social harmony and stability.
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