As of 2022/23, about 31 percent of people in England and Wales aged between 16 and 59 had used cannabis at least once during their lifetime. Powder cocaine and Ecstasy followed in the ranking, with 11.3 and 10.3 percent, respectively. This statistic displays the share of adults in England and Wales who have ever taken drugs in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug.
Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug
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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 illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales Reporting Use of Illicit Drugs Ever in Their Lifetime as of 2022/23, by Type of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2022/23, by type of drug [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
