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bluedigger

(17,148 posts)
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 09:16 AM Jun 2017

UN Drug Office cant find a single cannabis drug overdose despite it being most widely-consumed drug

Cannabis is also the world's most widely cultivated drug, the most confiscated and the most likely to land a user in treatment

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its 2017 World Drug Report, covering 2015 statistics from around the world. The report finds that cannabis is the most consumed, most widely cultivated and most confiscated drug the office tracks.

Despite leading in all of these categories, UNODC reported zero fatal marijuana overdoses in 2015, unchanged from 2014.

Here’s a look at some of the intriguing stats in the report:

Use
The report states that cannabis is the planet’s most widely consumed drug, with an estimate of 3.8 percent of the adult population using it in 2015. This translates to an estimated 183 million people (with a lower range on the estimate of 128 million and an upper range of 238 million). Other drugs tracked in decreasing order of use include opioids (upper limit of .88% of population), opiates, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy. 39 percent of individuals reported in treatment for “drug disorder” are being treated for cannabis.

http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/06/28/united-nations-drug-office-cannabis-consumption/82564/
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UN Drug Office cant find a single cannabis drug overdose despite it being most widely-consumed drug (Original Post) bluedigger Jun 2017 OP
Alcohol is the most widely consumed drug pscot Jun 2017 #1
And tobacco. How many deaths a year? mountain grammy Jun 2017 #4
I almost OD'd once. Ended up sleeping great. NightWatcher Jun 2017 #2
Only 3.8 percent? progressoid Jun 2017 #3
You have to remember.... xajj4791 Jul 2017 #5

NightWatcher

(39,358 posts)
2. I almost OD'd once. Ended up sleeping great.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 09:29 AM
Jun 2017

I would volunteer if they'd like to do some more studies on it.

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