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Table A.7.3. Percentage of female respondents reporting using drugs 'ever' and 'in the last year', 2003

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

16-59

EVER

Any drug

31.5

44.0

38.7

25.7

18.4

11.9

22.2

Amphetamines

14.1

18.5

27.4

9.3

7.5

4.7

10.2

Cannabis

29.9

41.3

33.9

19.9

17.2

8.6

18.9

Cocaine

8.7

10.3

7.5

4.9

5.4

1.6

4.6

Crack

5.5

3.8

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.4

2.2

Ecstasy

17.3

14.7

14.5

7.1

5.0

1.4

6.6

Heroin

7.1

3.3

1.6

1.3

2.1

1.1

2.0

Methadone

5.5

2.7

1.6

1.3

2.1

1.4

1.9

LSD

5.5

7.6

12.9

4.4

4.6

1.9

4.6

Magic mushrooms

8.7

8.7

9.1

4.8

5.0

2.4

4.9

Temazepam

5.5

3.8

5.9

4.9

3.3

2.4

3.6

Valium

14.1

2.7

3.8

3.5

5.4

2.0

3.8

Glues

7.1

4.3

3.2

3.1

2.1

1.3

2.6

Pills

5.5

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.7

1.6

2.0

Anabolic steroids

5.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.8

Poppers

11.0

7.1

13.4

5.8

4.2

1.1

4.8

LAST YEAR

Any drug

19.7

25.0

10.2

5.8

2.5

2.4

7.3

Amphetamines

3.9

3.3

2.7

0.4

1.3

1.5

Cannabis

15.7

21.2

10.2

4.8

2.1

0.6

5.7

Cocaine

3.1

2.2

1.1

1.3

0.4

-

0.8

Crack

-

-

0.5

-

-

-

0.1

Ecstasy

6.3

2.7

2.7

0.4

0.8

-

1.2

Heroin

-

0.5

-

-

-

-

0.1

Methadone

-

0.5

-

-

-

-

0.1

LSD

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Magic mushrooms

-

0.5

0.5

-

-

-

0.1

Temazepam

-

-

-

0.4

0.1

0.1

Valium

4.7

0.5

-

0.9

-

-

0.5

Glues

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pills

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.1

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

0.4

0.3

0.2

Poppers

3.1

1.6

-

0.4

0.4

-

0.5

Notes:
1. Fifty-one respondents who reported using the bogus drug were excluded from this analysis.
2. A dash '-' signifies that no respondents within that demographic group reported using that drug.
3. Source: 2003 SCS, unweighted n=1,717.
16-19, unweighted n, women=86
20-24, unweighted n, women=148
25-29, unweighted n, women=181
30-34, unweighted n, women=247
35-39, unweighted n, women=250
40-59, unweighted n, women=805.

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