According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the following figures represent the number of users of illegal drugs in Europe as of 2009.
* 22.5 million people used a cannabis product such as marijuana in the European Union in 2008.
* 2 million people used amphetamines in the EU in 2008.
* 4 million people used cocaine in the EU in 2008.
* 1.4 million people used opiate products such as heroin in 2007 (last available year)
In the first eight month of 2009, there was an increase of 300 percent in the amount of drugs entering Indonesia from Malaysia. Heroin and crystal methamphetamine were the most frequent type of drug smuggled into Indonesia.
The following are facts provided by the Partnership for a Drug Free American regarding prescription drug abuse by teenagers in…
Drug traffickers from Mexico supplies 80 to 90 percent of all methamphetamine sold in the United States, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The societal costs of methamphetamine in the United States is $23.4 Billion, according to the RAND Corporation. The reports finds that 900 people died prematurely due to their addiction to meth in 2005. In 2009, there were 400,000 people addicted to the drug in the United States.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates the total value of the global amphetamines market (excluding ecstasy) to be valued at $28.25 billion. Number of users worldwide: 35.5 million.
70,000 to 100,000 people in Mexico consume 5 to 10 metric tons of methamphetamine annually
Law enforcement officials estimates that there are 600,000 meth addicts and between 1 to 3 million casual users in Japan.