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Table B-1: Type of drug first taken against age at which first took drugs
| Under 16 | 16-19 | 20-24 | 25+ | 16-59 |
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Men |
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Cannabis | 85.3 | 87.9 | 82.1 | 65.1 | 84.1 |
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Amphetamines | 4.2 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
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LSD | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | - | 2.2 |
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Magic Mushrooms | 5.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | - | 2.8 |
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Ecstasy | - | 3.4 | 1.5 | - | 1.7 |
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Temazepam | - | - | - | 4.7 | 0.4 |
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Valium | 0.7 | 1.0 | - | 23.3 | 2.8 |
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Cocaine | - | 0.5 | - | - | 0.2 |
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Crack | - | - | - | - | - |
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Heroin | - | - | - | - | |
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Methadone | 0.7 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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Poppers | - | - | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
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Anabolic Steroids | - | - | 1.5 | - | 0.2 |
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Women |
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Cannabis | 83.9 | 79.9 | 81.4 | 40.0 | 75.7 |
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Amphetamines | 4.6 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
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LSD | 2.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | - | 3.0 |
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Magic Mushrooms | - | 1.3 | - | - | 0.6 |
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Ecstasy | 2.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | - | 4.0 |
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Temazepam | - | 0.6 | - | 11.1 | 1.8 |
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Valium | - | 0.6 | - | 8.9 | 1.5 |
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Cocaine | - | - | - | - | - |
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Crack | - | - | - | - | - |
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Heroin | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.3 |
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Methadone | - | - | - | - | - |
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Poppers | 2.3 | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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Anabolic Steroids | 2.3 | - | - | 4.4 | 1.2 |
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Source: 2003 Scottish Crime Survey
Bases: all those who had taken drugs, men
Under 16 unweighted n=115
16-19 unweighted n=178
20-24 unweighted n=60
25+ unweighted n=38
16-59 unweighted n=391
all those who had taken drugs, women
Under 16 unweighted n=88
16-19 unweighted n=153
20-24 unweighted n=46
25+ unweighted n=40
16-59 unweighted n=327
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