From the WHP annual calendar · Saturday, June 26, 2027

World Drug Day

UN awareness day promoting awareness against drug abuse and for addiction prevention.

Idea to get started

Promote an addiction prevention workshop or an anonymous counseling hotline (EAP) on the intranet; give visibility to the company's addiction counselors.

Did you know?

People worldwide who used drugs
316M
People with a drug use disorder
64M

As of 2023, some 316 million people worldwide had used drugs in the past year, not counting alcohol and tobacco. Of the estimated 64 million people with drug use disorders, just 1 in 12 received any form of treatment.

Source: UNODC, World Drug Report 2025 – Key findings

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