As of 2022/23, 0.5 percent of people in England and Wales aged between 16 and 59 had used heroin at least once during their lifetime. This share fluctuated over the past two decades. This statistic displays the share of adults in England and Wales who have taken heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23.
Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 14, 2023). Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499692/heroin-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499692/heroin-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499692/heroin-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales Reporting Use of Heroin Ever in Their Lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499692/heroin-use-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499692/heroin-use-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499692/heroin-use-in-the-uk/
