It is anticipated that by 2050 there will be an additional 14 million Africans using illegal drugs, with a total of 23 million users in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa faces a substantial increase in illegal drug use, fuelled by organised crime and ineffective policy.
The continent has also dominated a global expansion of non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids, with 87% of global seizures in 2016. Africa’s dangerous drugs phenomenon is driven by weak regulation and organised criminals operating across national borders. It is assisted by global production of cocaine and heroin to levels the 2018 World Drug Report says are the highest ever recorded.
For example, 2017 data revealed that 40% of high-risk drug users in Nigeria wanted treatment but were unable to access it.
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