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UNODC Reports 316 Million Drug Users as Cocaine Production Hits Record 3,708 Tons

Violence among criminal networks is rising in parallel with a global addiction crisis

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Vor dem Hintergrund einer zunehmenden globalen Instabilität hat der Kokainkonsum einem UN-Bericht zufolge im Jahr 2023 ein "historisch hohes Ausmaß" angenommen. Aber auch die Produktion und die Menge beschlagnahmten Kokains erreichten neue Rekordwerte, wie aus dem am Donnerstag veröffentlichten Jahresbericht des UN-Büros für Drogen- und Verbrechensbekämpfung (UNODC) hervorgeht.

Overview

  • The World Drug Report 2025 finds that 316 million people consumed illicit drugs in 2023, a 28 percent increase over the last decade.
  • Illegal cocaine production jumped by more than one-third to a record 3,708 metric tons in 2023, driving expanded trafficking across Europe.
  • An estimated 64 million people suffered from drug addiction in 2023, placing growing strain on public health systems.
  • Germany recorded 2,227 drug-related deaths in 2023 and faces nearly ten million individuals with substance use disorders.
  • Synthetic drug production has proliferated in conflict zones such as Syria and Ukraine, exacerbating regional instability.