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Figure 6: Correlation of inequality and growth (as reflected in income per capita)
with drug usage: India versus Advanced Economies
States in India

% of current drug use % of current drug use
Worse Worse
12 12

10 10
8 8

6 6
4 4
2
2
0
0 Better 25 55 85 115 145 175
Better 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Low Gini High NSDP Per Capita (₹, '000)

Advanced Economies

Index of Drug use Index of Drug use
Worse Worse 2.0
2.0
AUS
AUS 1.5
1.5
1.0 NZL GBR USA
1.0 NZL GBR USA CAN
CAN
0.5 ESP ITA 0.5 ESP ITA CHE
CHE 0.0 AUT IRL
0.0 DNK AUT NLD IRL ISR DEU NLD DNK NOR
BEL
NOR BEL DEU FRA ISR -0.5 PRT FRA
-0.5 PRT FIN
-1.0 FIN SWE GRC -1.0 GRC JPN SWE
JPN Better -1.5
Better -1.5 20 40 60 80 100
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Low Income Inequality High National Income Per Capita ($, '000)

Source: States in India: Drug usage data (2018), Magnitude of Substance Use in India, Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment, Government of India (2019). Note: Opioids consumption data is used. OPIOIDS refers to
Opium (including doda/phukki/poppy husk), Heroin (including brown sugar/smack) and Pharmaceutical Opioids.
Current use of any substance is defined as use (even once) within preceding 12 months unless specified. Advanced
Economies: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2007).
Note: It is an index of opiate, cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamine use (average z-scores).