10 most abused drugs in the world

(Baonghean.vn) - Global drug trafficking is now worth more than 500 billion USD per year and focuses on the 10 most popular drugs in the world.

1. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

LSD is one of the most powerful mood-altering chemicals and the second most sold on the dark web in 2014. It is widely produced in illegal labs in the western United States.

2. Salvia

Salvia is used by smoking or chewing the leaves. Described as being able to “overwhelm the senses,” Salvia causes extreme paranoia within seconds. Salvia divinorum is grown in the Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca, Mexico, and parts of South America.

3. Ketamine

Ketamine has anesthetic, pain-relieving and short-term memory loss effects. If used illegally, Ketamine is a very powerful paranoid drug with symptoms of visual disturbances, disorientation to space and time. Ketamine is produced mainly in the European Union and southern China.

4. Benzodiazepine

Benzodiazepines are used to treat insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder...and are very easily abused. They can be taken as pills or abused by injecting them into a vein or even snorting them through the nose.

5. Synthetic Cannabis (Spice)

According to a chemical analysis, “spice” - a synthetic drug derived from cannabis - can be up to 1,000 times more potent than marijuana. Using “spice” leads to mental disorders, constant drowsiness or headaches, increased heart rate, loss of motor control or unconsciousness.

6. Cannabis:

1. Marijuana: Marijuana is among the world’s top 10 most popular drugs. With 164 million users worldwide, the global marijuana market is worth an estimated $300 billion. Marijuana cultivation is widespread, but Jamaica is still recognized as the largest illegal producer.

7.Heroin

Heroin is highly addictive and dangerous. Originally created to help cure morphine addiction, it has now become “the world’s most destructive drug.” Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium.

8. Cocaine

With over 17 million users worldwide, the global cocaine market is worth an estimated $110 billion. Cocaine production is concentrated in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Colombia and Peru are the world's two largest cocaine-producing countries.

9. Methamphetamine (meth)

The United Nations has called it “the most abused drug on earth.” Its users outnumber cocaine and heroin users worldwide combined. Methamphetamine users experience behavioral loss, physical exhaustion, and decreased sexual performance.

10. Ecstasy

Ecstasy, also known by its street name, is a synthetic drug called MDMA (methylene dioxymethamphetamine), which is a highly addictive stimulant. Ecstasy was the most-searched drug on the dark web in 2014.

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