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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 A1.13: 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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