In 2022, around 24 percent of psychotropic drug offenders in South Korea were motivated by addiction. This was also the most common motivation overall. For narcotics and cannabis offenses, curiosity was the most common motivation, at 14.4 percent and 19.5 percent respectively.
Distribution of motives among drug offenders in South Korea in 2022, by type of drug
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Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. (July 5, 2023). Distribution of motives among drug offenders in South Korea in 2022, by type of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414364/south-korea-drug-offense-motives-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. "Distribution of motives among drug offenders in South Korea in 2022, by type of drug." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414364/south-korea-drug-offense-motives-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. (2023). Distribution of motives among drug offenders in South Korea in 2022, by type of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414364/south-korea-drug-offense-motives-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. "Distribution of Motives among Drug Offenders in South Korea in 2022, by Type of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414364/south-korea-drug-offense-motives-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office, Distribution of motives among drug offenders in South Korea in 2022, by type of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414364/south-korea-drug-offense-motives-by-drug-type/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Distribution of motives among drug offenders in South Korea in 2022, by type of drug [Graph], Supreme Prosecutors´ Office, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414364/south-korea-drug-offense-motives-by-drug-type/