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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Drug-related statistics

Proportion of population aged 14 years and over who reported ever using selected drugs, 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 this chart shows

  • The proportion of the population who had ever used an illicit drug dropped from 46% in 1998 to 38% in 2001. This was contributed to by a reduction in the proportion of the population who have ever used cannabis, heroin and hallucinogens in 2001 compared to 1998.
  • The proportion of people who reported using amphetamines, cocaine and designer drugs all increased in 2001 relative to 1998.

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