Social Affairs
Soaring drug use catches Korea unprepared
Oct. 10, 2022
Korea, once touted by the government as "drug-free," is seeing a fast rise in drug offences. Experts say the government’s belated crackdown is not enough, and prevention and rehabilitation efforts are needed alongside it. A country with 20 or fewer offenders out of every 100,000 people is generally considerd a drug-free nation, although there is no international index to measure it. Based on that figure, Korea hasn't been drug-free since 2015, and the number of offenders