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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Drug-related statistics

Recent use of any illicit drug: proportion of the male population aged 14 years and over, 1998 and 2001
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Recent use of any illicit drug: proportion of the female population aged 14 years and over, 1998 and 2001
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Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2001, National drug strategy household survey, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra.

What these charts show

  • For both males and females, recent illicit drug use declined in 2001 compared to 1998, except for males in the 50 to 59 age group for whom drug use rose in 2001.
  • Males had recently used illicit drugs more than females in every age group.
  • Recent drug use is most common in the 20 to 29 age group, followed by the 14 to 19 age group, for both males and females.

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