The 2020 Illicit Drug Harm Index (DHI 2020) provides a comprehensive evaluation of the costs of harmful illicit drug use.
Published online:
11 February 2022
The Drug Harm Index has been corrected and republished following the identification of an error in the way some totals were calculated. Please direct any media enquiries to: [email protected]
Estimates of total harm and harm per kilogram of drug consumed are included. Illicit drugs potentially include legal drugs (such as medication) diverted to the illicit drug market and/or the misuse of medications and excludes alcohol and tobacco.