Drug use statistics for 2015/16 have been published
Around one in 12 adults aged 16 to 59 (8.4%) have taken an illegal drug in 2015/16 – equal to around 2.7 million people, according to official figures.
But that number jumps to one in five among 16 to 24 year olds, which works out at 18% of that population. The Crime Survey for England and Wales figures are similar to what they were a year ago, but show a decline in substance misuse over the past decade – 25.2% of those aged 16 to 24 had taken a drug in the past year when surveyed in 2005/06.
Cannabis is the most commonly used drug, with 6.5% of 16 to 59 year olds having consumed it in the past year – a number that jumps to 15.8% among 16 to 24 year olds. The figure among young people is still far lower than the proportion a decade ago of 21.4%....
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