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Drug Misuse by Young Adults in  2010 - 11 Drug Misuse Declared, the findings from the 2010-11 British Crime Survey
Attitudes to drug taking ,[object Object]
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Do young people 16 – 19 years old think it is okay to take cannabis?
Is it okay to take cocaine?
Lifetime use
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Trends in lifetime use of drugs by 16 to 24 year olds between 1996 and 2010/11
Trend in Lifetime use of  Cocaine by 16 – 24 year olds 5.5%  increase in cocaine use by young adults since 1996
Last Year
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Trends in use of drugs in the last year by 16 to 24 year olds between 1996 and 2010/11
Proportion of 16 to 24 year olds reporting use of drugs (by type) in the last year
Last year’s use of recently classified drugs by young adults Of those who used mephedrone in the last year, 91 per cent had taken at least one other illicit drug in the last year
Last Month
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Trends in use of drugs in the last month by 16 to 24 year olds between 1996 and 2010/11

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Drug Misuse Declared

  • 1. Drug Misuse by Young Adults in 2010 - 11 Drug Misuse Declared, the findings from the 2010-11 British Crime Survey
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4. Do young people 16 – 19 years old think it is okay to take cannabis?
  • 5. Is it okay to take cocaine?
  • 7.
  • 8. Trends in lifetime use of drugs by 16 to 24 year olds between 1996 and 2010/11
  • 9. Trend in Lifetime use of Cocaine by 16 – 24 year olds 5.5% increase in cocaine use by young adults since 1996
  • 11.
  • 12. Trends in use of drugs in the last year by 16 to 24 year olds between 1996 and 2010/11
  • 13. Proportion of 16 to 24 year olds reporting use of drugs (by type) in the last year
  • 14. Last year’s use of recently classified drugs by young adults Of those who used mephedrone in the last year, 91 per cent had taken at least one other illicit drug in the last year
  • 16.
  • 17. Trends in use of drugs in the last month by 16 to 24 year olds between 1996 and 2010/11