Within reason, there’s generally nothing wrong with a bit of recreational legal drug use. Most of us are not adverse to consumption of drugs on an almost daily basis. Caffeine – in our tea, coffee and most carbonated drinks – is on the very socially acceptable end of the spectrum, and alcohol and nicotine are widely accepted too.

Humans are ravenous consumers of these types of mind-altering substances; an estimated 120,000 tons of caffeine is consumed worldwide each year. Habitual consumption of such legal and socially acceptable drugs is an ordinary part of most of our existences and it seems strange to think of everyday life without them.

The use of these drugs is usually not difficult. However, there are of course a dark side, the use of mind-altering substances, which is manifested in addictions to particularly hazardous substances. The most famous of these dangerous drugs are cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. The 2012 world drug report shows that worldwide last year - one had taken twenty illegal drugs 230 million people something to everyone. The same report shows that “problem drug users”, a category that offender number 27 million mainly from heroin and cocaine. This corresponds to approximately 0.6% of the world’s population or every two hundred.

Because people predisposition for the use of mood improving materials and when you consider how addictive they are dangerous drugs, it’s unfortunately not surprising that drug abuse is a problem in all cultures, Nations, and demographics. However, various medicines are varyingly popular in countries with factors such as availability, cost and cultural use factors to determine illegal drug of choice a country. The following list looks 10 countries in the world, faced the biggest drug problem and the prevalence of some of the most problematic drugs in these countries.

10. Mexico – Use of Meth

Looking for Mexico’s Meth is one of the leading drug problem in the world. The country is notorious for his numerous and lucrative drug cartels and is a major exporter of various drugs. There was a recent increase in the presence of meth worldwide seizures of methamphetamine between 2010 and 2011 by a staggering 73% rose, 61% of them reported from the United States and Mexico. Mexico is a leading company in the production of meth, and the number of addicts is growing rapidly according to this: in the year 2012 a survey that more than 360,000 of the population at least once meth had consumed.

9. Brazil –Use of OXI

Brazil’s excessive consumption of OXI is ranked nine. Does not have ‘A drug such as heroin or cocaine mainstream’, OXI a mixture of cocaine paste, calcium oxide, gasoline and kerosene, the highly hallucinogenic and is addictive. The drug name comes from the shortening of the ‘Oxidado’ or ‘ Rost’, and its popularity in Brazil has said that both were cheaper and stronger than cocaine. Given its addictive nature, which end up addicted after OXI often in distress are more often when more of the drug, which foresees only a short high going to the extreme,. Given the fact that point for OXI Brazil, seems the main production it is unfortunately unlikely that the epidemic of OXI dwindle at any time in the near future.

8. United States – Use of Prescription pills

Nearly 7 of 10 Americans have found that at least one prescription pill, with more than half on two different drugs. The pills for chronic diseases such as diabetes were prevalent or heart problems with the second the most prescribed antidepressants and the third most the opioids. The prevalence of each drug, it was not surprised the age of the consumer - ab, less worrisome are vaccines and asthma drugs under the low Nineteens, for example, be, while the heart cardiovascular drugs for older people usually are prescribed. The consumption of prescription drugs in the United States escalated: the percentage of the population, a drug of this kind that escalates from 44% to 48% in the period of several years and seems ready to continue to rise.

7. Afghanistan –Use of Heroin

Number is seven, one of the most infamous drugs, heroin, with which Afghanistan has a huge problem. The country is the world’s largest producer of poppy opium, from which the drug is done. Between 2009 and 2012 conducted surveys have shown that at least 350,000 Afghans to heroin addicted are an amazing 75% since 2005 increase. A more chilling statistics shows that up to 50% of the use of opium give also the medicine parents to their children. An estimated 1 million Afghans are addicted to heroin, which amounts to about 8% of the total population. The extent of the country looking for Narcotics, restricted access to treatment and long-term exposure to war and it accused Afghanistan’s exposure to cheap resulting trauma.

6. Canada – Use of Marijuana

Number six is Canada’s cannabis searches on the relatively harmless drug. Pot usage is widespread in the country, with British Columbia alone reporting 44.3% of the population than cannabis at least once consumed. However, it must be pointed out that the use of pot in the last decade with the 2004 statistics for 44.5% of Canadians consume significantly diminished descent to 39.4% pot until 2011. However, the age of initiation to the drug almost exactly the same - one above average is by remained about fifteen years old. In a controversial move, the Canadian drug policy coalition has recommended decriminalization of individual use of cannabis and other drugs as a method of combating drug abuse; Maybe not a viable option, but with some 22,3000 regular users of the pot in the country, every step in the direction of a solution should be considered.

5. Russia – Use of Alcohol

Although the Association of Russia with the excessive consumption of alcohol, particularly vodka, is a hackneyed stereotype, recent research suggests that it also unfortunately the hard truth behind the cliché. It was confirmed that Russian adults unusually high rate of premature death, and it long has believed that there is a link between this and the consumption of alcohol. Most of the 25% of Russian men who will not reach the age of 55, die from alcohol-related causes: liver disease, alcohol poisoning and alcohol influenced accidents, violence, and even suicide. Researcher Professor David Zaridze has said the Russian alcohol problem, that “drinking binge. That is the main problem […] This is lifestyle of the nation, that needs to change.”

4. France – Use of Prescription pills

The abuse of prescription pills is on 3rd place, again in this time in France. This European country prescription drug use is higher per capita than in the United States. This is probably at the price of such drugs in relation to each country. A bottle costs around $133 in the United States a particular drug, and only the equivalent of $57 in France, while a certain pill costs $5 in France sells for around $22 in America. Abuse of prescription drugs in France contains predominantly of substances, the benzodiazepines, buprenorphine and methadone.

3. Slovakia – Use of Inhalants

The abuse of inhalants in the Slovakia is in the country in fourth, with a surprisingly large number of perpetrators of this drug, especially higher than world’s clear in general average. The exact reasons for this are unclear, but a study suggests that easy access to toluene - a clear, colorless substance as thinner paint - instrumental in the Slovakia high instance of solvent abuse. A significant number of recorded deaths as a result inhalant abuse tends to be worryingly in first-time users, even make occasional use of this type of drug are a tremendous danger.

2. U.K. – Use of Alcohol

The United Kingdom is not in vain, cliched as a binge drinking country, is as clear in its place at number two on the list. Britain seeks largely realized after drinking and is widely accepted, but it is neither healthy nor harmless. It is hardly surprising, but given the fact that alcohol cheaper is now 45% in the United Kingdom, as it was in 1980.

An estimated 1.6 million people in England alone are dependent on alcohol, and access only 6.4% of this treatment. As Russia is the manner, in the alcohol consumed is the main problem in the United Kingdom, with a shocking 52% of men and 53% of women in Britain drink more than the recommended amount of alcohol at least once during the average week live. The “binge drinking” culture is a problem that can be treated before the nation need to see any significant change.

1. Iran –Use of Heroin

Iran’s problem with heroin is an epidemic of epic proportions. Unfortunately, there is little the country can do, allocated given the comparatively small sum for combating drug abuse in the Iran - the budget for the Office of the United Nations drug in the country amounted to over $13 million over a period of four years. Heroin has become harder but accessible in the Iran in recent years. Better control of the Iranian border has been greatly reduced user-friendliness, trafficking in human beings, but apparently the land is clearly still a long way to go.

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