[DiogenesLamp]

No comment?

Sure. You are citing a UN organization, so it is an utter crock right out of the gate.

[ConservingFreedom]

So citing authorities is argument by authority and is bad, but the flip side of that coin is good. Got it.

[ConservingFreedom]

And that approach has not succeeded in Indonesia (so why would it work here):

' APAIC reviewed drug use in Indonesia and found the following; between 2006 and 2010 the use of meth, barbiturates, heroin, and cannabis resin increased, while the use of ecstasy and cocaine remained about the same. APAIC also found that domestic production of meth and ecstasy is on the rise. Evidently the death penalty and decades long prison sentences are not deterring drug users or drug dealers.'

You are citing a UN organization, so it is an utter crock right out of the gate.

As you've said, "Till someone presents an argument that there are better figures, I will have no choice but to use what is available."