how many people use drugs
Follow @katiemoisse. Roughly 200 million people worldwide use illicit drugs such as marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and opioids each year, according to a new study. The figure represents about one in 20 people between the ages of 15 and 64.
In the 15.3 million people are categorized as having an alcohol use disorder while 1.9 million have a drug use disorder. Emerging Technologies That Allow for the Long-term Detectionof Risky Drinking Behavior A dditionally, another 2.3 mil-lion have both an alcohol and drug use disorder (Stin-sonet al, 2005).