Poly drug use, or using several types of drugs over a longer period of time, had increased in Belgium between 2013 and 2018, growing to 0.9 percent of the country's population. Indeed, poly-drug use went up by 0.7 percentage points from 2013 to 2018. In other words, it was estimated that the number of Belgians who consumed multiple drugs, such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and so on, was on the rise.
Share of the population who used different types of drugs in the last 12 months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018
A logistic regression based on respondents answers, age, gender, and the Belgian population in 2018 was used to measure the presented share of the Belgian population.
* The number of respondents varied each year: 5,556 respondents in 2008 and 4,968 respondents in 2013.
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Sciensano. (October 1, 2019). Share of the population who used different types of drugs in the last 12 months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123917/poly-drug-use-in-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of the population who used different types of drugs in the last 12 months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123917/poly-drug-use-in-belgium/
Sciensano. (2019). Share of the population who used different types of drugs in the last 12 months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123917/poly-drug-use-in-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of The Population Who Used Different Types of Drugs in The Last 12 Months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123917/poly-drug-use-in-belgium/
Sciensano, Share of the population who used different types of drugs in the last 12 months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123917/poly-drug-use-in-belgium/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of the population who used different types of drugs in the last 12 months in Belgium from 2008 to 2018 [Graph], Sciensano, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123917/poly-drug-use-in-belgium/
