2010/11 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Drug Use

This report presents findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2010/11 Drug Use module. The report provides information on the experience and prevalence of illicit drug use amongst the general adult population in Scotland.


Table A1.15: % of men aged 16 or over who reported having been offered drugs in the last year by age group

Source: SCJS 2010/11. Variable name: QOF2.

All men
%
16-24
%
25-44
%
45-59
%
60+
%
CLASS A 10.4 25.5 15.8 4.2 0.7
Cocaine 7.4 16.9 12.0 3.0 0.4
Crack 0.9 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.2
Ecstasy 6.6 18.0 10.3 1.5 0.1
Heroin 1.4 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.2
Methadone 0.8 1.6 1.6 0.2 -
LSD 1.4 5.2 1.3 0.5 0.2
Magic mushrooms 1.1 3.3 1.4 0.3 *
CLASS B 13.2 35.6 17.4 6.6 0.8
Amphetamines 3.6 8.8 5.2 1.7 0.1
Crystal Meth 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 -
Cannabis 12.9 35.2 16.9 6.3 0.8
CLASS C 4.3 11.6 6.4 1.5 0.2
Anabolic steroids 0.9 2.0 1.9 0.1 -
Ketamine 1.1 2.3 2.0 0.3 -
Temazepam 1.1 1.6 1.8 0.7 0.1
Valium 2.9 9.5 3.6 1.0 *
NOT CLASSIFIED
Glues/solvents/gas/aerosols 0.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 -
Poppers 2.0 6.2 3.0 0.2 0.1
NEW DRUGS 2.3 8.6 2.7 0.1 *
BZP 0.1 - 0.1 - *
GBL 0.1 0.4 0.2 - *
Khat 0.2 0.5 0.2 * *
Mephedrone 2.0 7.9 2.3 0.1 *
Synthetic cannabinoids 0.3 0.8 0.5 - *
ANY STIMULANTS 10.7 26.1 16.0 4.7 0.6
ANY OPIATES 1.8 5.1 2.4 0.8 0.2
ANY PSYCHEDELICS 2.9 8.7 3.9 1.0 0.3
ANY DOWNERS / TRANQ. 3.2 9.9 4.1 1.1 0.2
ANY DRUGS 16.0 41.0 22.1 8.0 1.3
ANY DRUGS EXCLUDING NEW DRUGS 15.9 40.8 21.7 8.0 1.3
Base 4,728 438 1,340 1,283 1,666

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