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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 A1.2: % of adults aged 16 or over who reported having ever used illicit drugs / using illicit drugs in the last year: 2008/09 vs. 2009/10 vs. 2010/11
Source: SCJS 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11. Variable name: QEVE, Q12M
| Ever | In last year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 % |
2009/10 % |
2010/11 | 2008/09 % |
2009/10 % |
2010/11 % |
|
| CLASS A | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Cocaine | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Crack | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Ecstasy | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Heroin | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Methadone | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| LSD | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Magic mushrooms | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| CLASS B | 23.6 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Amphetamines | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Crystal Meth | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | * | * | * |
| Cannabis | 22.9 | 22.9 | 21.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| CLASS C | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Anabolic steroids | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | * | 0.1 |
| Ketamine | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Temazepam | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Valium | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| NOT CLASSIFIED | ||||||
| Glues/solvents/gas/aerosols | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Poppers | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| ANY STIMULANTS | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| ANY OPIATES | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| ANY PSYCHEDELICS | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| ANY DOWNERS / TRANQ. | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| ANY DRUGS EXCLUDING NEW DRUGS | 25.6 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Base | 10,962 | 13,409 | 10,977 | 10,962 | 13,409 | 10,977 |
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