Opioid use and associated harm in East and South-East Asia
In East and South-East Asia, limited regular data collection makes it difficult to assess long-term trends in opioid use. However, data on people registered for drug use and people in drug treatment indicate a decline in opioid (mainly heroin) use over the past 10 to 15 years.
In most of East and South-East Asia, opioids are no longer the primary drug that brings people into treatment, with the exception of Myanmar and Macao, SAR.
