Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Drug Use

Annex 1: 2014/15 data tables

The following tables provide data for some of the key measures of illicit drugs use. Notes on how to read and interpret these tables are given below Notes: The classification of drugs used in this report is detailed in section 1.5.

• The definition of time periods shown are:
  Ever: at any time in an individual's life
  In the last year: in the 12 months prior to interview
  In the last month: in the month prior to interview

• Base figures are shown in the bottom row of Annex 1 tables. Class refers to the legal classification of drugs. Composite drug groups include:
  Any stimulants: cocaine, crack, crystal meth, ecstasy, amphetamines and poppers
  Any opiates: heroin and methadone/ physeptone
  Any psychedelics: LSD, magic mushrooms and ketamine
  Any downers / tranquilisers: temazepam and valium
  Any new drugs: nitrous oxide and salvia divinorum

• Table abbreviations:
  '-' indicates that no respondents gave an answer in the category
  'n/a' indicates that the SCJS question was not applicable or not asked in that particular year.
  '0.0' indicates an answer of less than 0.05%
  '#' indicates that base is < 50

• Changes to classification will have affected some of the estimates presented in the annex tables. Please see section 1.4.1 for more details.

Tables

Table A1.1: Estimated number of adults in Scotland who used drugs in the last year, by drug classification, in 2014/15

Table A1.2: % of adults aged 16 or over who reported having ever used drugs, used drugs in the last year, and used drugs in the last month

Table A1.3A: % of adults aged 16 or over who reported having ever used drugs, 2008/09 to 2014/15

Table A1.3B: % of adults aged 16 or over who reported having in the last 12 months used drugs, 2008/09 to 2014/15

Table A1.3C: % of adults aged 16 or over who reported having in the last month used drugs, 2008/09 to 2014/15

Table A1.4: % of adults aged 16 or over who reported having ever used drugs, used drugs in the last year, or used drugs in the last month by gender