NCJ Number
132265
Date Published
1991
Length
26 pages
Annotation
Estimates of world requirements of narcotic drugs are given for 1991.
Abstract
The estimates in grams are given for 189 countries. The drugs listed are alfentanil, alphaprodine, anileridine, bezitramide, cannabis, cannabis resin, coca leaf, cocaine, codeine, conc. of poppy straw, dextromoramide, dextropropoxyphene, difenoxin, dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, ecgonine, ecgonine benzoylester, ecgonine methylester, esthylmorphine, etorphine, fentanyl, heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levorphanol, methadone, methadone-intermediate, morphine, nicocodeine, nicomorphine, normethadone, opium, oxycodone, oxymorphone, pethidine, phenoperidine, pholcodine, piritramide, sufentanil, thebaine, and tilidine. The estimates range from 1 gram for bezitramide to 55 million grams for conc. of poppy straw and 100 million grams for opium.