The Global Drug Market Is Experiencing Rapid Expansion and Innovation.
Cocaine production reached 4,100 metric tons in 2024 as reports of new synthetic opioids rose sharply, the United Nations said.
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Global trade in illicit drugs is expanding, with cocaine production and methamphetamine seizures reaching record historical levels, pointed out a UN report released this Friday. The document also alerts to an outbreak of new substances that are filling the gap left by the collapse in the supply of heroin. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
The United Nations has presented its world drug report - with alarming findings. New synthetic substances play a special role in this. For Germany, ketamine abuse becomes a problem.
According to the United Nations, drug traffickers use technologies and global instability to flood countries with novel drugs. The world drug report presented in Vienna states that there is an unprecedented increase in the market for new types of drugs.
The latest report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime highlights the worrying diversification of psychoactive substances and an overall increase in global consumption.
Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows
The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a United Nations report showed on Friday, warning of a surge in new drugs filling a gap left by the collapse in heroin supply.
The global drug market has never been so large or so diverse, with a third more users in a decade, record cocaine production, and 118 new psychoactive substances. The UN World Drug Report 2026, released in Vienna with 2024 data, indicates that this growth in consumption reflects both the increase in the world's population and greater drug availability. Experts from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) also highlight the improved …
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