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Assessing Changes in Global Drug Problems, 1998-2007: Main Report
Apr 20, 2009
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The size of a market is based on factors influencing both demand and supply. Changes in market size, therefore, provide valuable information about the net effects of movements in both parts of the market. For example, while the number of users may decrease in response to a prevention policy targeting initiation, total expenditures may simultaneously increase due to factors shifting more light users into heavy use or an increase in supply. Therefore, estimating the size of the market, in terms of both participants and expenditures, is critical to fully understanding the impact of interventions intended to influence demand and/or supply.
This report uses data on the prevalence of drug use, retail prices, and consumption patterns to generate country-level consumption and retail expenditure estimates for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine-type substances. Major findings include:
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Methodological issues associated with demand-side estimates
Chapter Three
Cannabis
Chapter Four
Heroin
Chapter Five
Cocaine
Chapter Six
Amphetamine-type substances
Chapter Seven
Conclusions
Appendix A
Farm-gate and international trade values for cocaine and opiates
Appendix B
GDP estimates for 2005
Appendix C
Information about other major opiate markets
The report generates country-level consumption and retail expenditure estimates for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine-type substances.
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