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Lifestyle > Amphetamine use: Countries Compared

Edria Murray, Staff editor

Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor

Amphetamine and Methamphetamine are stimulant drugs. Although amphetamines have some therapeutic uses such as the treatment of obesity, they are more well known as recreational drugs. Common names for these drugs include speed, meth, chalk, ecstacy, ice and glass. Amphetamines are addictive and tolerance can develop, causing the user to need more of the drug to get the same effect.</p>

<p>Long term amphetamine use has been linked to paranoid psychosis, hallucinations, violent and aggressive behavior, weight loss and tremors.</p>

<p>As amphetamine use is usually self-reported, inaccuracies in the data are likely to occur due to:
<ul>
<li>The legal status of amphetamine use and the percieved level of enforcement of these laws.</li>

<li>General public opinion of amphetamine use.</li></ul>

<p>Amphetamine possession (without a doctors prescription), use, supply and manufacture is illegal in most countries including Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.</p>

<p>Countries with high rates of amphetamine use also have high rates of <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lif_can_use>cannabis</a> use but usage rates of common legal drugs such as alcohol (<a href=/graph/lif_tot_spi_con&int=-1>spirits</a>, <a href=graph/lif_bee_con&int=-1>beer</a>,
<a href=/graph/lif_win_con&int=-1>wine</a>) and <a href=/graph/hea_tob_tot_adu_smo&int=-1>tobacco</a> are not unusually high.</p>
DEFINITION: Percentage of people who have used amphetamines, generally for ages 15 and over. Spain and Greece: data for ages 15-64. Netherlands: data for ages 15-59. United Kingdom: data for ages 16-59. Germany: data for ages 18-59. Belgium: data for ages 18-65. France: data for ages 18-69. Data generally for 1999 or 1998. Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden: data for 1997. Austria: data for 1996. Denmark, France: data for 1995. Belgium: data for 1994. Canada: data for 1993.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Australia 3.6% 1999
2 United Kingdom 3% 1999
3 New Zealand 2.47% 1999
4 Spain 0.87% 1999
5 Switzerland 0.8% 1999
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.777% 1999
6 United States 0.7% 1999
=7 Ireland 0.68% 1999
=7 Denmark 0.68% 1999
9 Belgium 0.65% 1999
10 Italy 0.51% 1999
11 Austria 0.49% 1999
12 Germany 0.48% 1999
13 Netherlands 0.4% 1999
14 Norway 0.35% 1999
15 Czech Republic 0.32% 1999
=16 Japan 0.3% 1999
=16 Poland 0.3% 1999
=16 France 0.3% 1999
19 Portugal 0.24% 1999
=20 Finland 0.19% 1999
=20 Sweden 0.19% 1999
22 Canada 0.15% 1999
23 Greece 0.11% 1999
24 Mexico 0.06% 1999
25 Hungary 0.03% 1999
26 Luxembourg 0.01% 1999

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Lifestyle > Amphetamine use: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Lifestyle > Amphetamine use

  • Australia ranked first for amphetamine use amongst High income OECD countries in 1999.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for amphetamine use amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 1999.
  • Spain ranked first for amphetamine use amongst Eurozone in 1999.
  • 16 of the bottom 20 countries by amphetamine use are European Union.
  • 17 of the bottom 20 countries by amphetamine use are European.
  • 10 of the top 12 countries by amphetamine use are Christian.
  • All of the top 3 countries by amphetamine use are English speaking .
  • Canada ranked last for amphetamine use amongst Non-religious countries in 1999.
  • France ranked 7th last for amphetamine use amongst NATO countries in 1999.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by amphetamine use are Former British Colonies'.

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Amphetamine and Methamphetamine are stimulant drugs. Although amphetamines have some therapeutic uses such as the treatment of obesity, they are more well known as recreational drugs. Common names for these drugs include speed, meth, chalk, ecstacy, ice and glass. Amphetamines are addictive and tolerance can develop, causing the user to need more of the drug to get the same effect.</p>

<p>Long term amphetamine use has been linked to paranoid psychosis, hallucinations, violent and aggressive behavior, weight loss and tremors.</p>

<p>As amphetamine use is usually self-reported, inaccuracies in the data are likely to occur due to:
<ul>
<li>The legal status of amphetamine use and the percieved level of enforcement of these laws.</li>

<li>General public opinion of amphetamine use.</li></ul>

<p>Amphetamine possession (without a doctors prescription), use, supply and manufacture is illegal in most countries including Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.</p>

<p>Countries with high rates of amphetamine use also have high rates of <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lif_can_use>cannabis</a> use but usage rates of common legal drugs such as alcohol (<a href=/graph/lif_tot_spi_con&int=-1>spirits</a>, <a href=graph/lif_bee_con&int=-1>beer</a>,
<a href=/graph/lif_win_con&int=-1>wine</a>) and <a href=/graph/hea_tob_tot_adu_smo&int=-1>tobacco</a> are not unusually high.</p>

Posted on 10 Mar 2005

Edria Murray, Staff editor

Edria Murray, Staff editor

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Because they're convicts? Aus also scores high in education and tops Legatum...possibly because convicts make reasonable accountants?

Posted on 13 Sep 2009

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