This statistic shows the percentage of people worldwide that have used select types of drugs within the past 12 months as of the end of 2016. According to the data, 94.6 percent of people used alcohol within the past year and 46.3 percent of people had used cannabis within the past year.
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Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017
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Global Drug Survey. (May 9, 2018). Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017." Chart. May 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/
Global Drug Survey. (2018). Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of Drug Users That Have Used Select Drugs within The past 12 Months as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/
Global Drug Survey, Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017 [Graph], Global Drug Survey, May 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/
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