This statistic displays the share of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England, from 2001 to 2023, by gender. In the year 2023, 2.4 percent of boys and 2.2 percent of girls aged between 11 and 15 years old had taken Class A drugs.
Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender
The Class A drugs mentioned in the survey (amphetamines if prepared for injection, ecstasy, cocaine, crack, heroin, LSD, magic mushrooms and methadone) are not an exhaustive list of Class A drugs.
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NHS Digital. (October 17, 2024). Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of School Children Who Have Taken Class A Drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2023, by gender [Graph], NHS Digital, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370687/school-children-who-have-taken-class-a-drugs-by-gender-in-england/
