Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2007 - Drug Misuse Information ...

Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey
A1.3 Offered drugs ‘in the last year’ 1 ; gender and age 2 : 2006
drug name
16-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-59 years All ages
percentage
Amphetamines
Males 14.4 13.5 11.6 9.1 12.3 3.5 8.1
Females 14.2 15.8 8.5 3.5 1.2 0.9 4.6
Cannabis
Males 36.4 40.2 32.8 26.3 18.9 6.6 19.5
Females 39.2 31.5 16 9.4 8.9 3.9 12.1
Cocaine
Males 22.5 27.5 16.9 12.0 13.4 2.7 11.1
Females 20.3 19.5 9.3 3.8 2.0 0.7 5.7
Crack
Males 1.3 6.1 3.5 2.2 3.4 0.5 2.1
Females 4.1 2.7 0.9 1.3 * * 0.9
Ecstasy
Males 20.7 27.6 21.0 10.8 9.5 2.3 10.6
Females 23.2 18.3 8.9 3.6 1.8 0.5 5.5
Heroin
Males 3.8 4.2 3.7 4.4 3.4 0.6 2.4
Females 5.3 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.5 * 1.2
Methadone
Males 1.0 2.6 0.7 1.3 0.9 * 0.8
Females 0.5 1.9 * * 1.1 * 0.5
LSD
Males 6.1 9.0 5.9 3.0 3.0 0.7 3.2
Females 3.9 6.1 0.7 1.3 1.1 * 2.1
Magic mushrooms
Males 7.0 7.4 3.3 1.9 1.8 0.5 2.4
Females 10.0 8.3 1.9 * 0.7 * 2.1
Temazepam
Males 3.5 3.9 1.4 1.8 1.9 * 1.5
Females 5 3.6 2.6 1.2 1.3 * 1.4
Valium
Males 7.9 9.3 2.4 3.3 2.4 0.6 2.9
Females 7.1 5.8 3.2 1.3 3.1 * 2.1
Glues
Males 6 3.5 1.4 - 0.7 - 1.1
Females 3.1 2.2 * - - * 0.5
Anabolic steroids
Males 1.8 3.5 0.7 2.4 1.8 0.5 1.3
Females - 1.3 - - - * *
Poppers
Males 10.9 11.5 5.1 0.8 2.1 0.5 3.4
Females 14.4 7.0 1.8 0.6 * * 2.3
Prevalence
Base (2006) number
Males 78 125 136 149 192 756 1 436
Females 79 144 195 209 245 849 1 722
1 All respondents who reported taking the bogus drug (20) have been excluded from analysis.
2 The results separating drug use by age should be interpreted with caution, due to possible bias within the sample and the lower number than usual of achieved interviews with
individuals aged between 20 and 24.
- (zero) no respondents reported being offered that drug in the last year.
* less than 0.5% of respondents gave this answer
Source: Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey 2006
Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2007
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