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ANNEX 1 2006 DATA TABLES

Table A1: Proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having ever taken drugs, taken drugs in the last year, and taken drugs in the last month

Ever used

Used in last year

Used in last month

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

8.9

3.7

1.7

Crack

1.0

0.4

*

Any cocaine

9.0

3.8

1.8

Ecstasy

10.0

3.2

1.6

Heroin

1.2

0.5

*

Methadone

0.8

*

*

LSD

7.8

0.6

*

Magic mushrooms

7.3

0.9

*

Class A/B

Amphetamines

14.2

2.2

0.9

Class B

Crystal meth

*

*

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

*

-

-

Cannabis

32.9

11.0

6.8

Ketamine

1.2

*

Temazepam

3.0

0.5

*

Valium

4.8

1.7

*

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

3.3

*

*

Poppers

9.8

2.0

0.7

Any Class A drugs

17.3

5.2

3.0

Any drugs

36.6

12.6

8.0

Bases:

3,158

3,158

3,158

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A2: Trends in the proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having ever taken drugs, 1993-2006

1993

1996

2000

2003

2004

2006

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

1.5

2.6

2.5

4.8

4.6

8.9

Crack

*

0.7

1

1.2

1.2

1.0

Any cocaine

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

9.0

Ecstasy

2

4

3.7

6

5.4

10.0

Heroin

*

0.8

1.2

0.9

1.1

1.2

Methadone

*

0.9

1

0.7

0.6

0.8

LSD

4

5.5

4.1

4.6

4.3

7.8

Magic mushrooms

3.7

5.1

3.6

4.6

3.6

7.3

Class A/B

Amphetamines

5.2

7.3

6.3

9.6

8.4

14.2

Class B

Crystal meth

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

n/a

n/a

0.7

*

*

*

Cannabis

14.5

19

17.4

22.8

21.9

32.9

Ketamine

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1.2

Temazepam

1.7

3.7

1.8

2.1

2.0

3.0

Valium

2.7

4.2

2.3

3.4

2.7

4.8

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

*

*

-

*

*

3.3

Poppers

n/a

n/a

2.7

4.4

4.3

9.8

Any Class A drugs

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

17.3

Any drugs

18.5

22.5

19.2

25.3

23.7

36.6

Bases:

3,196

2,997

2,886

3,135

2,955

3,158

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A3: Trends in the proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last year, 1993-2006

1993

1996

2000

2003

2004

2006

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

*

1

0.7

1.4

1.5

3.7

Crack

-

*

-

*

*

*

Any cocaine

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3.8

Ecstasy

1.1

2.1

1

1.7

1.2

3.2

Heroin

-

*

*

*

*

0.5

Methadone

*

*

*

*

*

*

LSD

1.6

1.3

0.7

*

*

0.6

Magic mushrooms

1

1.3

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.9

Class A/B

Amphetamines

2.2

3.1

0.5

1.4

1.0

2.2

Class B

Crystal meth

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

n/a

n/a

*

*

*

-

Cannabis

6.1

8.2

5.5

8

6.3

11.0

Ketamine

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

*

Temazepam

0.9

1.1

*

*

*

0.5

Valium

*

0.9

0.6

0.6

0.6

1.7

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

*

*

-

*

*

*

Poppers

n/a

n/a

*

0.8

*

2.0

Any Class A drugs

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5.2

Any drugs

6.8

9

6.6

9.2

7.7

12.6

Bases:

3,196

2,997

2,886

3,135

2,955

3,158

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A4: Proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having ever taken drugs, taken drugs in the last year, and taken drugs in the last month by sex

Ever used

Used in last year

Used in last month

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

12.5

5.4

5.2

2.3

2.2

1.3

Crack

1.6

0.5

0.6

*

*

*

Any cocaine

12.6

5.4

5.3

2.3

2.4

1.3

Ecstasy

13.7

6.5

4.6

1.9

2.2

1.0

Heroin

1.8

0.5

0.8

*

0.7

*

Methadone

1.4

*

0.6

*

0.5

*

LSD

11.2

4.6

1.1

*

*

*

Magic mushrooms

10.4

4.3

1.2

0.6

0.5

*

Class A/B

Amphetamines

17.2

11.3

2.8

1.6

1.3

0.6

Class B

Crystal meth

0.7

*

*

-

-

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

0.8

*

*

-

-

-

Cannabis

39.0

27.2

14.0

8.0

9.3

4.4

Ketamine

1.9

0.6

*

*

-

-

Temazepam

3.9

2.1

0.7

*

*

*

Valium

6.0

3.6

1.7

1.7

*

0.5

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

4.3

2.3

*

*

*

-

Poppers

13.4

6.5

2.7

1.4

1.1

*

Any Class A drugs

22.0

12.8

7.0

3.5

4.1

1.9

Any drugs

42.6

30.9

16.2

9.1

10.5

5.6

Bases:

1,436

1,722

1,436

1,722

1,436

1,722

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A5: Proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having ever taken drugs by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All adults 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

13.2

17.4

17.6

13.2

10.2

2.6

8.9

Crack

0.7

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.5

0.5

1.0

Any cocaine

13.2

17.4

17.7

13.4

10.5

2.7

9.0

Ecstasy

13.8

15.5

25.0

22.0

10.4

1.5

10.0

Heroin

1.1

2.1

1.7

1.1

1.3

0.8

1.2

Methadone

-

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.5

*

0.8

LSD

3.6

6.1

16.8

17.8

10.6

3.7

7.8

Magic mushrooms

3.9

5.8

10.3

15.2

12.4

4.2

7.3

Class A/B

Amphetamines

11.4

18.6

28.9

26.8

19.6

5.7

14.2

Class B

Crystal meth

-

*

1.2

0.7

0.5

*

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

*

0.6

0.9

0.5

*

Cannabis

42.4

53.8

52.4

48.4

35.1

17.5

32.9

Ketamine

0.8

0.9

3.5

3.7

0.9

*

1.2

Temazepam

3.0

2.3

7.7

6.1

3.2

1.2

3.0

Valium

9.6

7.6

9.6

6.2

4.9

1.8

4.8

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

5.6

4.0

4.7

6.2

5.6

1.0

3.3

Poppers

14.7

19.3

19.9

18.0

10.8

2.1

9.8

Any Class A drugs

21.2

25.0

31.2

32.9

19.8

7.1

17.3

Any drugs

45.8

58.2

56.8

54.5

39.2

20.2

36.6

Bases:

157

269

331

358

437

1,605

3,158

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A6: Proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last year by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All adults 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

10.4

11.4

7.9

2.8

3.3

*

3.7

Crack

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.8

1.0

-

0.4

Any cocaine

10.4

11.4

8.0

2.9

3.3

*

3.8

Ecstasy

10.6

8.1

7.5

2.3

2.3

*

3.2

Heroin

1.1

1.0

0.8

1.0

0.5

*

0.5

Methadone

-

1.2

0.7

0.6

*

*

*

LSD

2.5

1.6

0.9

*

0.7

-

0.6

Magic mushrooms

2.0

2.9

1.3

0.9

0.9

*

0.9

Class A/B

Amphetamines

6.3

5.1

4.5

1.0

2.4

0.5

2.2

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

0.7

-

-

-

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cannabis

31.4

23.9

18.1

11.6

11.3

2.4

11.0

Ketamine

0.8

*

0.7

3.7

0.9

*

*

Temazepam

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.5

3.2

*

0.5

Valium

5.7

3.9

2.7

2.2

1.6

*

1.7

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

1.7

-

-

*

0.6

-

*

Poppers

10.2

4.9

3.8

0.7

0.8

*

2.0

Any Class A drugs

15.4

14.2

10.9

4.4

4.0

0.5

5.2

Any drugs

34.6

28.3

22.3

12.6

12.2

2.8

12.6

Bases:

157

269

331

358

437

1,605

3,158

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A7: Proportion of adults aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last month by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All adults 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

6.4

6.0

2.9

0.8

1.0

*

1.7

Crack

-

0.7

*

0.6

0.6

-

*

Any cocaine

6.4

6.2

3.1

1.3

1.0

*

1.8

Ecstasy

4.1

5.7

1.8

1.6

1.5

*

1.6

Heroin

1.1

1.0

*

1.0

*

*

*

Methadone

-

1.2

0.5

*

*

*

*

LSD

-

0.9

*

-

0.7

-

*

Magic mushrooms

-

0.7

0.6

*

0.6

*

*

Class A/B

Amphetamines

2.5

2.0

1.6

*

1.2

*

0.9

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cannabis

21.2

13.2

11.1

7.4

8.2

1.3

6.8

Ketamine

Temazepam

-

1.1

0.5

*

-

-

*

Valium

0.6

1.0

*

1.0

0.7

*

*

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

-

-

-

*

*

-

*

Poppers

2.6

1.9

1.2

*

0.6

*

0.7

Any Class A drugs

9.1

8.8

4.6

3.3

2.1

*

3.0

Any drugs

23.5

18.2

12.2

8.2

8.6

1.6

8.0

Bases:

157

269

331

358

437

1,605

3,158

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A8: Proportion of men aged 16-59 who reported having ever taken drugs by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All men 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

13.9

22.3

28.1

20.1

15.7

3.5

12.5

Crack

-

2.3

1.5

2.0

4.2

0.9

1.6

Any cocaine

13.9

22.3

28.1

20.5

16.3

3.5

12.6

Ecstasy

14.2

21.6

32.1

30.7

16.7

2.4

13.7

Heroin

2.1

3.5

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.8

Methadone

-

2.4

1.9

2.9

1.4

0.8

1.4

LSD

5.0

8.6

23.5

24.3

16.7

5.4

11.2

Magic mushrooms

3.2

6.9

15.7

23.3

17.8

6.1

10.4

Class A/B

Amphetamines

11.7

21.3

31.1

34.4

28.9

6.7

17.2

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

2.5

1.5

1.0

*

0.7

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

0.7

1.2

1.7

0.9

0.8

Cannabis

41.0

62.0

57.8

55.7

44.9

22.8

39.0

Ketamine

-

1.0

6.4

5.4

2.0

0.7

1.9

Temazepam

3.0

2.8

10.5

10.2

3.4

1.4

3.9

Valium

9.9

8.9

12.3

10.8

3.9

2.4

6.0

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

6.4

1.8

5.9

9.4

8.9

1.7

4.3

Poppers

16.3

25.9

24.5

24.1

17.4

3.4

13.4

Any Class A drugs

21.0

28.5

39.1

42.0

28.5

9.8

32.0

Any drugs

44.7

65.8

63.1

60.2

50.0

25.4

42.6

Bases:

78

125

136

149

192

756

1,436

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A9: Proportion of men aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last year by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All men 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

10.6

14.5

12.8

4.8

5.7

*

5.2

Crack

-

1.3

0.7

1.3

2.1

-

0.6

Any cocaine

10.6

14.5

12.8

5.1

5.7

*

5.3

Ecstasy

11.0

11.4

11.4

4.2

3.8

0.4

4.6

Heroin

2.1

2.1

0.7

1.3

0.8

*

0.8

Methadone

-

2.4

1.1

0.6

0.5

*

0.6

LSD

5.0

2.7

1.1

*

1.5

-

1.1

Magic mushrooms

1.4

3.7

1.5

1.8

1.8

*

1.2

Class A/B

Amphetamines

6.4

4.9

5.9

1.4

4.2

0.8

2.8

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

1.5

-

-

*

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

Cannabis

29.8

26.8

27.0

19.5

15.9

3.1

14.0

Ketamine

-

-

4.0

-

-

-

*

Temazepam

2.1

2.1

1.7

*

3.4

*

0.7

Valium

4.0

4.0

2.8

4.0

0.5

*

1.7

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

2.1

-

-

0.7

1.2

-

*

Poppers

9.2

6.7

6.6

1.1

1.5

*

2.7

Any Class A drugs

16.0

16.7

15.4

7.6

7.0

0.7

7.0

Any drugs

33.1

32.3

33.2

20.6

17.4

3.7

16.2

Bases:

78

125

136

149

192

756

1,436

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A10: Proportion of men aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last month by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All men 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

6.7

7.6

4.1

1.1

1.5

*

2.2

Crack

-

1.3

-

1.0

1.2

-

*

Any cocaine

6.7

7.9

4.1

2.1

1.5

*

2.4

Ecstasy

2.5

8.6

1.8

3.4

2.5

*

2.2

Heroin

2.1

2.1

-

1.3

*

*

0.7

Methadone

-

2.4

0.7

*

-

*

0.5

LSD

-

1.8

*

-

1.5

-

*

Magic mushrooms

-

1.0

*

0.7

1.2

*

0.5

Class A/B

Amphetamines

2.1

2.5

2.7

*

2.2

0.5

1.3

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cannabis

20.9

18.4

17.1

14.7

10.8

1.4

9.3

Ketamine

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Temazepam

-

1.8

0.6

-

-

-

*

Valium

-

1.4

-

1.8

-

*

*

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

-

-

-

*

1.2

-

*

Poppers

2.9

2.1

2.1

0.7

1.2

*

1.1

Any Class A drugs

8.8

12.8

5.9

5.9

3.1

0.5

4.1

Any drugs

22.2

23.9

17.8

15.5

10.8

2.0

10.5

Bases:

78

125

136

149

192

756

1,436

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A11: Proportion of women aged 16-59 who reported having ever taken drugs by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All women 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

12.5

12.4

7.4

6.8

5.2

1.8

5.4

Crack

1.4

-

0.9

0.6

1.0

*

0.5

Any cocaine

12.5

12.4

7.7

6.8

5.2

1.9

5.4

Ecstasy

13.4

9.3

18.1

13.9

4.5

0.7

6.5

Heroin

0.5

0.6

1.6

0.6

1.0

*

0.5

Methadone

-

-

0.6

0.6

1.5

*

*

LSD

2.2

3.6

10.3

11.7

4.9

2.1

4.6

Magic mushrooms

4.7

4.7

5.0

7.6

7.4

2.4

4.3

Class A/B

Amphetamines

11.1

15.9

26.8

20.0

11.0

4.7

11.3

Class B

Crystal meth

-

0.6

-

-

-

-

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

Cannabis

43.7

45.4

47.3

41.6

26.0

12.5

27.2

Ketamine

1.7

0.9

0.7

2.2

-

*

0.6

Temazepam

3.0

1.8

5.0

2.4

3.1

1.1

2.1

Valium

9.3

6.3

6.9

2.0

5.7

1.1

3.6

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

4.8

6.2

3.5

3.1

2.5

0.5

2.3

Poppers

12.9

12.6

15.5

12.5

4.7

1.0

6.5

Any Class A drugs

21.3

21.4

23.5

24.5

11.7

4.5

12.9

Any drugs

46.9

50.4

50.8

49.3

29.2

15.3

30.9

Bases:

79

144

195

209

245

849

1,722

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A12: Proportion of women aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last year by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All women 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

10.2

8.2

3.1

0.9

1.0

*

2.3

Crack

1.4

-

0.6

*

1.0

*

*

Any cocaine

10.2

8.2

3.4

0.9

1.0

*

2.3

Ecstasy

10.3

4.8

3.8

0.6

1.0

0.7

1.9

Heroin

-

0.6

0.9

0.6

*

*

*

Methadone

-

-

*

0.6

*

-

*

LSD

-

*

0.7

-

-

-

*

Magic mushrooms

2.6

2.1

1.2

-

-

*

0.6

Class A/B

Amphetamines

6.1

5.3

3.2

0.6

0.6

*

1.6

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cannabis

33.0

20.9

9.4

4.3

7.1

1.8

8.0

Ketamine

1.7

0.9

*

-

-

-

*

Temazepam

-

*

0.9

0.6

-

*

Valium

7.5

3.7

2.7

0.6

2.6

*

1.7

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

*

Poppers

11.2

3.0

1.0

*

*

-

1.4

Any Class A drugs

14.7

11.7

6.5

1.5

1.2

*

3.5

Any drugs

36.1

24.2

11.9

5.2

7.3

2.0

9.1

Bases:

79

144

195

209

245

849

1,722

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A13: Proportion of women aged 16-59 who reported having taken drugs in the last month by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All women 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

6.2

4.4

1.8

0.6

0.5

-

1.3

Crack

-

-

*

*

-

*

*

Any cocaine

6.2

4.4

2.1

0.6

0.5

*

1.3

Ecstasy

5.9

2.8

1.8

-

0.5

-

1.0

Heroin

-

-

*

0.6

*

*

*

Methadone

-

-

*

*

*

-

*

LSD

-

-

*

-

-

-

*

Magic mushrooms

-

*

0.9

-

-

*

*

Class A/B

Amphetamines

3.0

1.4

0.6

*

*

*

0.6

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cannabis

21.6

7.8

5.4

0.6

5.7

1.2

4.4

Ketamine

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Temazepam

-

*

*

*

-

-

*

Valium

1.2

0.6

*

*

1.3

-

0.5

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Poppers

2.3

1.6

*

-

-

-

*

Any Class A drugs

9.4

4.8

3.3

0.9

1.2

*

1.9

Any drugs

24.7

12.2

6.9

1.5

6.5

1.3

5.6

Bases:

79

144

195

209

245

849

1,722

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A14: Proportion of men aged 16-59 who reported having been offered drugs in the last year by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All men 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

22.5

27.5

16.9

12.0

13.4

2.7

11.1

Crack

1.3

6.1

3.5

2.2

3.4

0.5

2.1

Any cocaine

22.5

28.1

17.3

12.3

13.7

2.7

11.3

Ecstasy

20.7

27.6

21.0

10.8

9.5

2.3

10.6

Heroin

3.8

4.2

3.7

4.4

3.4

0.6

2.4

Methadone

1.0

2.6

0.7

1.3

0.9

*

0.8

LSD

6.1

9.0

5.9

3.0

3.0

0.7

3.2

Magic mushrooms

7.0

7.4

3.3

1.9

1.8

0.5

2.4

Class A/B

Amphetamines

14.4

13.5

11.6

9.1

12.3

3.5

8.1

Class B

Crystal meth

2.8

*

-

*

*

*

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

1.8

3.5

0.7

2.4

1.8

0.5

1.3

Cannabis

36.4

40.2

32.8

26.3

18.9

6.6

19.5

Ketamine

1.0

2.8

2.5

*

*

-

0.7

Temazepam

3.5

3.9

1.4

1.8

1.9

*

1.5

Valium

7.9

9.3

2.4

3.3

2.4

0.6

2.9

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

6.0

3.5

1.4

-

0.7

-

1.1

Poppers

10.9

11.5

5.1

0.8

2.1

0.5

3.4

Any Class A drugs

29.6

35.6

25.2

17.2

15.9

3.4

14.7

Any drugs

44.4

54.9

39.0

31.1

24.1

7.9

24.2

Bases:

78

125

136

149

192

756

1,436

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A15: Proportion of women aged 16-59 who reported having been offered drugs in the last year by age group

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-59

All women 16-59

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

20.3

19.5

9.3

3.8

2.0

0.7

5.7

Crack

4.1

2.7

0.9

1.3

*

*

0.9

Any cocaine

21.8

19.5

9.6

3.8

2.0

0.8

5.8

Ecstasy

23.2

18.3

8.9

3.6

1.8

0.5

5.5

Heroin

5.3

2.6

2.5

0.9

0.5

*

1.2

Methadone

0.5

1.9

*

*

1.1

*

0.5

LSD

3.9

6.1

0.7

1.3

1.1

*

2.1

Magic mushrooms

10.0

8.3

1.9

*

0.7

*

2.1

Class A/B

Amphetamines

14.2

15.8

8.5

3.5

1.2

0.9

4.6

Class B

Crystal meth

-

2.3

-

0.6

-

*

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

1.3

-

-

-

*

*

Cannabis

39.2

31.5

16.0

9.4

8.9

3.9

12.1

Ketamine

3.5

2.9

*

-

-

*

0.6

Temazepam

5.0

3.6

2.6

1.2

1.3

*

1.4

Valium

7.1

5.8

3.2

1.3

3.1

*

2.1

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

3.1

2.2

*

-

-

*

0.5

Poppers

14.4

7.0

1.8

).6

*

*

2.3

Any Class A drugs

33.2

26.1

15.0

6.8

4.3

1.4

8.9

Any drugs

47.2

38.6

23.5

13.6

10.0

4.0

15.0

Bases:

79

144

195

209

245

849

1,722

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A16: Type of drug first taken and age first taken at amongst men who reported having ever taken drugs

Under 16

16-19

20-24

25 or over

All male drug users

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

-

0.8

-

-

0.4

Crack

-

-

-

-

-

Ecstasy

1.9

3.7

0.8

1.5

2.8

Heroin

0.6

0.6

-

1.6

0.6

Methadone

-

-

-

-

-

LSD

5.0

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.2

Magic mushrooms

7.5

2.5

2.5

-

3.6

Class A/B

Amphetamines

2.1

3.4

7.6

5.2

4.3

Class B

Crystal meth

*

-

-

-

*

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

*

-

-

*

Cannabis

65.5

82.6

80.7

76.8

77.1

Ketamine

-

-

-

-

-

Temazepam

-

*

-

4.8

*

Valium

-

-

1.7

1.0

*

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

13.0

1.1

-

-

3.9

Poppers

4.0

2.0

4.2

6.4

3.1

Bases:

140

290

106

48

593

Source: 2006 SCVS

Table A17: Type of drug first taken and age first taken at amongst women who reported having ever taken drugs

Under 16

16-19

20-24

25 or over

All male drug users

%

%

%

%

%

Class A

Cocaine powder

-

-

-

1.3

*

Crack

-

-

-

-

0.0

Ecstasy

-

3.7

-

-

0.6

Heroin

-

-

0.5

-

*

Methadone

-

-

-

-

-

LSD

0.4

1.9

2.8

-

*

Magic mushrooms

5.6

1.5

0.7

-

0.7

Class A/B

Amphetamines

8.8

8.6

9.4

9.4

8.9

Class B

Crystal meth

-

-

-

-

-

Class C

Anabolic steroids

-

-

-

-

-

Cannabis

68.8

77.6

77.7

69.3

73.6

Ketamine

-

-

-

-

-

Temazepam

0.5

-

1.6

4.8

*

Valium

-

0.5

1.8

11.5

*

Not Classified

Glues and solvents

12.6

0.8

-

-

1.1

Poppers

3.4

5.4

5.4

3.7

1.5

Bases:

123

261

84

52

528

Source: 2006 SCVS

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