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 A1.13: Type of drug first taken and age at which first taken among men who reported ever using illicit drugs

Source: SCJS 2010/11. Variable name: QDR1ST, QDRAGE.

All men
reporting
drug use
%
U16
%
16-19
%
20-24
%
25 +
%
CLASS A 7.5 6.8 7.5 9.6 5.3
Cocaine 0.9 - 1.0 1.7 2.3
Crack - - - - -
Ecstasy 2.4 2.7 1.6 4.5 2.5
Heroin - - - - -
Methadone * - - - -
LSD 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.0 -
Magic mushrooms 2 2.1 2.4 1.4 0.5
CLASS B 82.5 77.4 86.8 83.7 75.4
Amphetamines 3.0 1.8 3.3 4.1 3.6
Crystal Meth - - - - -
Cannabis 79.4 75.6 83.5 79.6 71.8
CLASS C 1.8 0.9 1.1 2.5 8.3
Anabolic steroids 0.3 - 0.1 0.5 2.0
Ketamine - - - - -
Temazepam 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.6 5.1
Valium 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.1
NOT CLASSIFIED
Glues/solvents/gas/aerosols 3.0 9.9 0.6 - -
Poppers 4.1 4.7 3.7 3.0 8.8
NEW DRUGS 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.2
BZP - - - - -
GBL - - - - -
Khat 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0
Mephedrone 0.2 - 0.2 0.9 -
Synthetic cannabinoids 0.2 - - - 1.3
ANY STIMULANTS 10.5 9.2 9.5 13.3 17.3
ANY OPIATES * - - - -
ANY PSYCHEDELICS 4.1 4.1 4.9 3.4 0.5
ANY DOWNERS / TRANQ. 1.5 0.9 0.9 2.0 6.3
Base 1,220 300 587 224 100

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