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Global drug survey 2016. An overview of our key findings
Auteur(s) :
WINSTOCK, A. ;
BARRATT, M. ;
FERRIS, J. ;
MAIER, L. J.
Année
2016
Page(s) :
97 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ENQUETE
;
INTERNET
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
CANNABINOIDES
;
EVOLUTION
;
ALCOOL
;
CANNABIS
;
E-CIGARETTE
;
URGENCE
;
PREVALENCE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
COCAINE
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
;
ROYAUME-UNI
Résumé :
Global Drug Survey (GDS) runs the world's biggest drug survey and provides invaluable insight into the world's drug taking habits. For the second year running, more than 100,000 people from over 50 countries were surveyed. GDS has a proven track record in being able to track trends over time, profile new drugs and identify key issues of relevance and importance to people who use drugs and those who craft public health and drug policy. GDS aims to help people and communities reduce the harm associated with drug use by sharing credible information. A total of 101,313 people from 30 countries participated in GDS2016.
Key data:
- More people shopping on the dark net, more people using MDMA & experiencing harm, synthetic cannabinoids the most dangerous drugs in the world:
Excluding alcohol, tobacco and caffeine products, the top 10 drugs used across the world were: cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, amphetamines, LSD, magic mushrooms, prescribed & non prescribed opioid medication, nitrous oxide, ketamine and poppers.
- Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Trends in the UK - most people buy NPS online.
- Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs) and A&E:
Synthetic cannabinoids more likely to lead to emergency medical treatment than any other drug.
1 in 8 of those using weekly or more often reported seeking emergency medical treatment (3.5% of all users).
Overall risk of seeking emergency medical treatment when using SCs is 30 times greater than skunk.
Over half of those using more than 50 times in last year who tried to stop reported withdrawal symptoms.
- The dark-net rising:
Globally almost in 1 in 10 participants (9.3%) reported ever buying drugs off the dark-net with those reporting last year dark-net purchase rising from 4.5% to 6.7%.
MDMA, cannabis, new or novel substances (including 2C-B and DMT) and LSD are the drugs most commonly bought.
5% of respondents stated that they did not consume drugs prior to accessing them through dark-net markets.
- The worst time to be using MDMA in a generation:
Increase in use of both MDMA and cocaine over the last 3 years.
Concerns over high dose MDMA pills leading to increased risk of acute harm.
Most people use less than 10 times per year.
Key data:
- More people shopping on the dark net, more people using MDMA & experiencing harm, synthetic cannabinoids the most dangerous drugs in the world:
Excluding alcohol, tobacco and caffeine products, the top 10 drugs used across the world were: cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, amphetamines, LSD, magic mushrooms, prescribed & non prescribed opioid medication, nitrous oxide, ketamine and poppers.
- Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Trends in the UK - most people buy NPS online.
- Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs) and A&E:
Synthetic cannabinoids more likely to lead to emergency medical treatment than any other drug.
1 in 8 of those using weekly or more often reported seeking emergency medical treatment (3.5% of all users).
Overall risk of seeking emergency medical treatment when using SCs is 30 times greater than skunk.
Over half of those using more than 50 times in last year who tried to stop reported withdrawal symptoms.
- The dark-net rising:
Globally almost in 1 in 10 participants (9.3%) reported ever buying drugs off the dark-net with those reporting last year dark-net purchase rising from 4.5% to 6.7%.
MDMA, cannabis, new or novel substances (including 2C-B and DMT) and LSD are the drugs most commonly bought.
5% of respondents stated that they did not consume drugs prior to accessing them through dark-net markets.
- The worst time to be using MDMA in a generation:
Increase in use of both MDMA and cocaine over the last 3 years.
Concerns over high dose MDMA pills leading to increased risk of acute harm.
Most people use less than 10 times per year.