World Drug Facts: 284 mln Drug Addicts Spending $320 Bln On Drugs Each Year

About 53 mln people regularly use amphetamines, 22 mln are addicted to opium and its derivatives, and 19 mln – to cocaine, the official said. © REUTERS/ Oswaldo Rivas

Official: 284 Mln Drug Addicts Spend $320 bln On Drugs Annually -- RIA Novosti

There are over 284 million drug addicts worldwide who spend about $320 billion a year to buy illegal narcotics, the head of Mexico's federal police said.

Speaking at an international conference on drug control in Cancun on Wednesday, Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna said marijuana was the most widely consumed illicit drug, with 119 mln regular users around the world.

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My Comment: Looking at these stats .... it is easy to come to the conclusion that today's drug wars dwarf all other wars.

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