14. Afghanistan
People treated for drug abuse per million: 698,8
Afghanistan produces around 90% of all opiate drugs in the world and now more than million Afghanis are addicted to drugs which makes it proportionally the highest figure in the world (Afghanistan has a population of ca. 35 million). Most common drugs are hashish and opium and individuals are introduced to the world of drugs rather early. BBC report gives the example of an 18-year old who’s hooked on heroin for ten years already. His uncle introduced him to heroin as a child to make him work harder at the farm. It is a bit of a paradox that Afghanistan, which is the number one producer of opioids in the world, ranked this low on the list of 17 countries with the biggest drug problems in the world, but it is possible that not so many people seek help for drug abuse in Afghanistan or that they are simply not documented. In any case, even countries that are ranked pretty low on this list, have serious drug problems.
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