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Global lifetime drug use of select types of drugs as of 2017

Percentage of global drug users that have used select drugs within their lifetime as of 2017

The data displays the percentage of people worldwide that have used select types of drugs within their lifetimes as of the end of 2017. According to the data, 57.6% of respondents indicated that they had used cannabis at some point. Comparatively, 30.5% of respondents indicated that they used MDMA during their life.

Alcohol	98.8
Tobacco	61.3
Cannabis	57.6
Caffeinated energy drinks	57.1
Electronic cigarettes	55
Tobacco (shisha)	38.6
MDMA	30.5
Cocaine	25.4
Amphetamines	21.3
Magic mushrooms	20
LSD	19.7
Tobacco (snus)	16.2
Nitrous	14.1
Poppers	10.5
Opioids	10.4
Ketamine	10.3
Caffine tablets	10.1
Benzodiazepines	9.5
Guarana	8.7
Truffles	7.3
2cb	6.7
Methamphetamine	6.6
Synthetic cannabis	6.1
Tramadol	4.9
Salvia divinorum	4.5
Methylphenidate	4.3
GHB/GBL	3.5
Mephedrone	3.1
Viagra	2.6
Opium	2.5
Kava	2.5
Heroin	2.4
Ephedra	2.2
Kratom	2.2
Dexamphetamine	2.1
Crack	1.9
Baby Hawaiian	1.8
Modafinil	1.2

Global lifetime drug use of select types of drugs as of 2017

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