This statistic lists the estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by type of drug. In 2017, there were approximately 40.31 million (highest estimate) consumers of ecstasy worldwide.
Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)*
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UNODC. (June 26, 2019). Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC. "Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)*." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC. (2019). Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC. "Estimated Number of Illicit Drug Users Worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by Drug (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/
UNODC, Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274673/number-of-illicit-drug-users-worldwide-by-drug/ (last visited April 03, 2020)
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