The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) regularly produces reports detailing the current situation of drug use and drug-related deaths throughout European countries. Below is a quick overview of the drug problem in Italy.
Methamphetamine use is now becoming more common in areas in the US where it wasn't previously. Despite the number of overdose deaths increasing at a slower rate, methamphetamine is on the rise in the US.
Drug consumption has become one of the biggest social problems in India over the past few decades. Although it is considered to be one of the most developed states of India, Punjab has been facing a drugs epidemic for a very long time.
Use of drugs amongst youths in the US is quite prevalent, but particularly amongst non-college youths. According to a recent survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) in 2017, marijuana is the most commonly used drug amongst young people in the US, apart from alcohol.