The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report 2022 provides a global overview of the latest statistics, trends and developments with respect to cannabis, cocaine  methamphetamine, and other illicit drugs, as well as the health and social consequences of drug use.  

• The report details cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends and states that numbers for manufacturing and seizures of many illicit drugs are hitting record highs. The report outlined that drug use among 15 to 64-year-olds in 2020 is a 26% increase during the course of a decade. Click here to read more.
• Repercussions of cannabis legalization on a state level appears to have increased daily usage, particularly among young adults. In states with legalization of cannabis, there is a reported surge among people with psychiatric disorders, increased suicides and hospitalizations while generally reducing possession arrests. Click here to read more. 
• Methamphetamine trafficking continues to rise with the quantities of methamphetamine seized grew fivefold over a 10-year period. Additionally, the quantities of amphetamine seized almost quadrupled and the quantities of “ecstasy” seized more than tripled. Click here to read more. 
• The World Drug Report highlights that important differences exist between men and women in drug use patterns and there is a concerning treatment gap between genders. Although women remain in the minority of drug users, their consumption rate increases more rapidly than men on average. They use an estimated 45-49% of amphetamine and non-medical pharmaceutical drugs, but women are underrepresented in drug treatment constituting only 1 in 5 people treated for amphetamine use. Click here to read more.