Major findings from the 2013 World Drug Report

Drug use Overall drug use, including problem drug use, has remained largely stable over the past 5 years Since 2009, prevalence of opioids, opiates and cannabis has increased – mainly in Asia and Africa Cocaine, ATS, incl. Ecstasy use show declining or stabilizing trends; cocaine declined strongly in North America since 2006 (annual prevalence in USA: -40% over period) 2 Trends in drug use Trends in prevalence of different drugs

Overview of drug supply trends ATS seizures show the most notable increase Coca bush cultivation and cocaine seizures suggest that global cocaine market has been contained. Across regions, Oceania stands out with consistently increasing trends in drug seizures * Due to lack of available data, the subregion of Southern Africa is excluded from the computation of the trend for Africa. Main trend indicators of drug supply, Recent trends in drug seizures by and region ( totals as a percentage of total)

Global opium cultivation and production 4 Illicit cultivation of opium poppy increased in 2012 by 14%, reaching over 236,000 hectares (similar levels as in 2007) mainly due to increases in Afghanistan and Myanmar. In 2012 global illicit opium production was comparatively low (- 30% on a year earlier and almost 40% less than in 2007) due to low opium yields in Afghanistan which maintains its position as the world’s largest illicit opium producer (75% of total). Preliminary information from Afghanistan points to a further expansion of illicit opium cultivation in 2013 and higher opium production. Global illicit cultivation of opium poppy (hectares) Global illicit opium production (tons)

Seizures* of heroin and morphine, 2011 (tons) 5 * Seizures of more than 10 kg

Coca cultivation and cocaine production Area under coca cultivation, Global cocaine production, Global area under coca cultivation fell by 15% over period or by 32% between 2000 and 2011, reflecting a decline of 62% in Colombia and increases of 44% in Peru and 86% in Bolivia over period. Global cocaine production estimates range from 776 to 1052 tons in 2011, down by between 17% and 24% over that period.

Seizures* of cocaine, 2011 (tons) 7 * Seizures of more than 10 kg

Seizures* of cannabis herb, 2011 (tons) 8 * Seizures of more than 100 kg

Seizures* of cannabis resin, 2011 (tons) 9 * Seizures of more than 10 kg

Seizures* of amphetamines (ATS excl. ecstasy), 2011 (tons) 10 * Seizures of more than 10 kg

Seizures* of ecstasy, 2011 (tons) 11 * Seizures of more than 1 kg

Global emergence of new psychoactive substances up to July 2012 Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances (Vienna, March 2013).

Global emergence of new psychoactive substances up to mid 2012 Number of countries reporting the emergence of NPS on their markets Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Challenge of New Psychoactive Substances (Vienna, March 2013).

Experience with ‘legal substances that imitate the effects of illicit drugs’ in the EU among persons aged 15-24, 2011 Source: Gallup Organization, Youth Attitudes on Drugs: Analytical Report, Flash Eurobarometer series No. 330 (European Commission, July 2011). EU average: 4.8%