Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the "World Drug Report 2021." The report shows that about 275 million people worldwide used drugs last year. About 5.5% of the population aged 15-64 had used drugs at least once in the past year, and 13% of them (about 36.3 million people) suffered from drug abuse disorders.

During the period from 2010 to 2019, the number of drug users increased by 22%, with global population growth being one of the reasons. The report reveals that the annual sales of drugs through online markets, amount to at least $315 million nowadays.

In addition, comparing the situation from 2011 to 2017, the online sales of drugs also increased fourfold from mid-2017 to 2020. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said with concern that rapid technological innovation, which makes it more flexible to sell drugs through new platforms and easier to escape judicial supervision as well, which may bring about a global market for drugs.

The COVID-19 epidemic has led to more flexible service delivery models, the innovation and adaptations in drug prevention and treatment services, and the introduction or expansion of telemedicine services in many countries, according to the report. But for drug users, it also means that the medicines with drug ingredients are more accessible.

In addition, some analysis shows that the epidemic has brought economic difficulties to some areas, which may make illicit drug cultivation more attractive to vulnerable rural areas. The various social problems caused by the epidemic, such as the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the increasing of poverty and mental health problems, are likely to drive more people to take drugs.

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