This statistic shows the percentage of people worldwide that have used select types of drugs within selected time periods as of 2017. According to the data, 100 percent of respondents had used legal drugs ever, compared to 64 percent that had used illegal drugs, ever.
Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017
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Global Drug Survey. (May 9, 2018). Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017." Chart. May 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey. (2018). Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of Global Drug Users That Have Used Either Legal or Illegal Drugs within Selected Time Periods as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
Global Drug Survey, Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017 [Graph], Global Drug Survey, May 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748184/global-drug-use-of-legal-and-illegal-drugs/
