EMCDDA: 75 million Europeans have tried cannabis at least.
Europe has a drug problem: millions of people consume more or less regular illegal drugs. The annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Policy (EMCDDA), which was presented on Wednesday at the headquarters of the institution in Lisbon, we find the following picture of the situation.
The estimates presented here relate to the adult population (15–64 years old) and are based on the most recent data available (surveys conducted between 2004 and 2008). For the complete set of data and information on the methodology see the accompanying statistical bulletin.
Cannabis
Lifetime prevalence: at least 75.5 million (22.5 % of European adults)
Last year use: about 23 million European adults (6.8 %) or a third of lifetime users
Last month use: about 12.5 million Europeans (3.7 %) Country variation in last year use: overall range 0.4 % to 15.2 %
Europe’s considerable appetite for cannabis is reflected in annual seizures of about 1 000 tonnes of the drug.
The full report is available as a pdf at this link:
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_120104_EN_EMCDDA_AR2010_EN.pdf
