Illegal Drug Users in Europe in 2009

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According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the following figures represent the number of users of illegal drugs in Europe as of 2009.

  • 22.5 million people used a cannabis product such as marijuana in the European Union in 2008.
  • 2 million people used amphetamines in the EU in 2008.
  • 4 million people used cocaine in the EU in 2008.
  • 1.4 million people used opiate products such as heroin in 2007 (last available year)

Source: “Annual Report 2009: The State Of The Drug Problem In Europe,” European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, November 2009.

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