World drug problem The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that global consumption of illicit drugs has increased by more than 30% in the past decade, with about 18 million regular cocaine users worldwide. The prevalence of cocaine use is high in North America (mainly in the United States), Western and Central Europe (Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom), and Oceania (especially in Australia). Notable rises in the use of the narcotic have been registered in … Continue lendo Drug smuggling on bulk carriers out of Brazil on the rise