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According to Statista, in 1990, the number of illegal drug users was estimated at around 180 million worldwide.
The United States was the first global market for adult legal cannabis in 2020.
Sales of legal cannabis in the United States amounted to about 11.240 million dollars in 2020.
Australia’s anti-drug agency announced Friday that drugs such as ecstasy and hallucinogenic mushrooms may be used as medical treatment to combat depression and post-traumatic stress.
Psychiatrists will be able to prescribe both substances from July, the Australian Therapeutics Administration said, after finding “sufficient evidence of potential benefit in certain patients”.
It should be noted that both drugs are currently “banned substances” and can only be used in controlled clinical trials. Australia’s drug administration said the drugs had been found to be “relatively safe” when administered in a medical setting and provided an “altered state of consciousness” that could help patients..
What is the health risk of generating addictions to illegal drugs?
According to the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, addicted people often have one or more drug-related health problems, which may include lung or heart disease, stroke, cancer, or mental health problems. Scans, chest x-rays and blood tests can check the harmful effects of long-term drug use on the whole body.
It is now well known that tobacco smoke can cause various types of cancer, methamphetamine can cause serious dental problems (known as meth mouth), and opioids can lead to overdose and death. Also, some drugs, such as inhalants, can damage or destroy nerve cells in the brain or peripheral nervous system (the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord).
What are the most consumed drugs in Mexico?
According to information from the Epidemiological Surveillance System of Addictions (SISVEA), Drug use trends have varied over the years based on research the agency has conducted since 1994.
The trend by Initiation Drug, where alcohol and tobacco are the legal drugs with which the user population initiates the consumption of addictive substances, marijuana is located in third place, however, since 2017 amphetamine-type substances (crystal) have positioned themselves in fourth place as Start Drug, displacing inhalants from this place. By 2021, 8.8% of the users of the Treatment Centers reported having started drug use with crystal, with a percentage increase of 20.5% compared to the previous year (7.3%), so this trend continues to rise.
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