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 U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use 
#8582481 - 06/30/08 10:56 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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June 30, 2008 - WebMD
U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use
Survey: People With Higher Incomes More Likely to Use Legal and Illegal Drugs; Marijuana Use Widely Reported in U.S.
Despite tough anti-drug laws, a new survey shows the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world.
The World Health Organization's survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries, including the Netherlands and other countries with less stringent drug laws, shows Americans report the highest level of cocaine and marijuana use.
For example, Americans were four times more likely to report using cocaine in their lifetime than the next closest country, New Zealand (16% vs. 4%),
Marijuana use was more widely reported worldwide, and the U.S. also had the highest rate of use at 42.4% compared with 41.9% of New Zealanders.
In contrast, in the Netherlands, which has more liberal drug policies than the U.S., only 1.9% of people reported cocaine use and 19.8% reported marijuana use.
"Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly and is not simply related to drug policy, since countries with stringent user-level illegal drug policies did not have lower levels of use than countries with liberal ones," researcher Louisa Degenhardt of the University of New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues write in PLoS Medicine.
U.S. Leads Drug Use
In the study, researchers surveyed more than 54,000 adults in the Americas (Colombia, Mexico, and the United States), Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine), Middle East and Africa (Israel, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa), Asia, (Japan, China) and Oceania (New Zealand).
The survey included questions about legalized drug use, such as alcohol and tobacco, and illegal drug use, including cocaine and marijuana, during the participant's lifetime.
Overall, alcohol had been used by most of those surveyed in the Americas, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand compared with much smaller proportions in the Middle East, Africa, and China.
Tobacco use was also most common in the U.S. (74%), followed by Lebanon (67%) and Mexico (60%).
Researchers found gender and socioeconomic differences in both legal and illegal drug use. For example, men were more likely than women to have used legal and illegal drugs, and younger adults were more likely than older adults to have used drugs of all kinds.
Single adults were more likely than married adults to report tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine use but not alcohol use. People with higher incomes were also more likely to use both legal and illegal drugs.
"The use of drugs seems to be a feature of more affluent countries. The U.S., which has been driving much of the world's drug research and drug policy agenda, stands out with higher levels of use of alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis, despite punitive illegal drug policies, as well as (in many U.S. states), a higher minimum legal alcohol drinking age than many comparable developed countries," write the researchers.
Source: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
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 Cannashroom
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: veggie]
#8582514 - 06/30/08 11:10 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Proof that the drugs laws don't work...maybe this will wake people up, but the chances are pretty dismal.
Just wait for the announcement, we need STRONGER LAWS!
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Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty.
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: Cannashroom]
#8582531 - 06/30/08 11:15 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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or maybe we just know how to party ;D
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j0nnyb0y05
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: veggie]
#8582810 - 07/01/08 12:47 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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For example, Americans were four times more likely to report using cocaine in their lifetime than the next closest country, New Zealand (16% vs. 4%),
LOL I have had many friends live in columbia, peru, brazil (most of them sailing around the world). They said everyone down there uses, and a gram of pure coke is 5 american dollars. and what about argentina where drugs are legal. propoganda
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bongoboy2000
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: j0nnyb0y05]
#8583632 - 07/01/08 09:57 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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propoganda? Who would bennefit from publishing this kind of study?
This is a great article, and I hope it gets widely publicized. But 42% use marijuana??? That's a HUGE number isn't it? and 74% smoke tobbacco? also surprising. I thought Europe would be way worse.
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: bongoboy2000]
#8583642 - 07/01/08 10:00 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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bongoboy2000 said:
42% use marijuana??? That's a HUGE number isn't it?
HAVE USED.
Big difference. 
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: RoosterCogburn]
#8583665 - 07/01/08 10:06 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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It's still pretty interesting that almost 1 in 2 Americans have openly flouted cannabis prohibition.
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: sinenomine]
#8584177 - 07/01/08 01:05 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just saw this on the front-page of Yahoo.com so it must be getting some publicity.
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: j0nnyb0y05]
#8584218 - 07/01/08 01:21 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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j0nnyb0y05 said:
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For example, Americans were four times more likely to report using cocaine in their lifetime than the next closest country, New Zealand (16% vs. 4%),
LOL I have had many friends live in columbia, peru, brazil (most of them sailing around the world). They said everyone down there uses
I'll take actual, published, researched statistics over your friend's distorted perceptions.
I find it odd that New Zealand is the next closest country in cocaine use though.
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: veggie]
#8584283 - 07/01/08 01:42 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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hell yeah!!! we're number 1! USA USA USA!!!!!!
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: doitagain]
#8586247 - 07/01/08 10:11 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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"Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly and is not simply related to drug policy, since countries with stringent user-level illegal drug policies did not have lower levels of use than countries with liberal ones," researcher Louisa Degenhardt of the University of New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues write in PLoS Medicine.
if this girl were a true scientist she would know to trust her observations and that is that drug prohibiton is a failure
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: TheWallpf]
#8586561 - 07/02/08 12:21 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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"George Bush says 'we are losing the war on drugs'. Well you know what that implies? There's a war going on, and people on drugs are winning it! Well what does that tell you about drugs? Some smart, creative motherfuckers on that side." - Bill Hicks
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Re: U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use [Re: veggie]
#8586767 - 07/02/08 03:54 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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USA is #1
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