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Consumption of drugs in the UK

What's the average age people first try drugs? % of use of drugs in the last year 18-24 year olds Comparison of the most popular illegal drugs taken in the UK 20.1 20.1 Ecstasy Ecstasy 17.6 17.9 15.7% Cannabis Cannabls Cannabls 19.7 19.6 21.1 21.3 Gemeral popula tion Mean average Mean average Cocalne Cocalne 6.9% Cannabis The three most popular drugs people u sed in 2012 is cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis. Where did people buy drugs? 3.3% Ecstasy Cocaine Ecstasy Cannabis Key for location 1.4% Ecstasy 4.2% Cocalne 7% 11% 14% 2.2% Cocalne At home/someone else's home 29% 2% 10% Somewhere else 42% On the street, In a park, or other outdoor area Consumption rises and fals 21% At a bar or pub, club, party or rave Ketamine, 48% 58% It wasn't until 2006 people started to take ketamine in 55% any large numbers with 0.3% of the population. In 2012 this number had risen to 0.6%. Cannabis consumption. The most popular drug to date, highest with the 16-24 year olds 2.2% 30 In 1996, 0.6% of the population had tried cocaine. In 2012 this number has risen to 2.2%. 25 20 Down 10.3% 15 With 16-24 year olds, the use of cannabis has gone down from 26% in 1996 to 15.7% in 2012 1% 10 In 1996 1% of the population had used magic mushrooms in that year.In 2012 this number has dropped to 0.2%. 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 % of adult drug use ever across a whole life time - as of 2012, that equals about 12 million people %of use in a life time 2012 31% 11.3% 9.7% Amyl nitrite 9.5% 9.2% Hallucinogens 8.6% 7.5% Magic mushrooms 5.3% Cannabis Amphetamines Cocalne Ecstasy LSD 23.5% 9.3% 6.5% 3% 7.8% 3.8% 5.3% 5.4% Amphetamines Cocalne Magic mushrooms Cannabls Amyl nitrite Hallucinogens Ecstasy LSD SourceOmeSuneybrEngiandandse/cw % of use in a life time in 1996

Consumption of drugs in the UK

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Drug use in England and Wales – which are the most popular and which ones are on the rise.

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