Stimulant drug use varies across countries and regions

• Amphetamines are the most commonly used stimulant drug globally, followed by cocaine and "ecstasy"-type substances. Men show higher use across all stimulant drugs, though the ratio of men to women is lower for "ecstasy"-type substances.
• Cocaine is the stimulant most used in the Americas, West Africa and Western and Central Europe, methamphetamine is most used in East and South-East Asia, and synthetic cathinones are most used in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Transcaucasia.