§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the percentage of the population who have used(a) cannabis, (b) cocaine,(c) amphetamines, (d) ecstasy and (e) heroin broken down by (i) lifetime use, (ii) last year use and (iii) last month use. [2380]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe British Crime Survey provides data on the levels of self-reported drug use among a representative sample of the general population in England and Wales. The data in the table have been extracted from the 1998 report which is available on the Home Office website: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/ pdfs/hors197.pdf
Percentages of respondents reporting use of cannabis, cocaine amphetamine, ecstasy, and heroin, 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales Lifetime Last year Last month Cannabis 25 9 5 Cocaine 3 1 1— Amphetamine 10 3 1 Ecstasy 4 1 1— Heroin 1 1— 1— 1 Less than 0.5 per cent. Source
Drug Misuse Declared in 1998: results from the British Crime Survey, Home Office Research Study 197