One of three in a series about addiction to be published in The Lancet today, the study finds more than 200 million people use illicit drugs globally, with those in wealthier countries most likely to use illicit substances.
It found the Oceania region, which includes Australia and New Zealand, had the highest use of cannabis in the world - with as many as 14.8 per cent of people aged 15 to 64 having used the drug at least once in the previous year.
This was more than double the rate in North and South America.
Oceania also had the highest use of amphetamines, up to 2.8 per cent, compared with 0.6 per cent in Europe and 1 per cent in the Americas. Read Full
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