Class A illicit drug use is increasing among 16- to 24-year-olds, with more than half a million young people taking cocaine and ecstasy in the last year, according to Home Office figures published today.
But the latest findings from the British Crime Survey confirm that the longterm gradual decline in cannabis use among young people has continued.
They also show that the profile of the most likely frequent illicit drug user is white, young, male, single, a regular clubber and likely to be seen in the pub. The Home Office researchers say that marital status is the strongest factor associated with predicting illicit drug use, that is, if a man gets married he is more likely to give up drugs.
Perhaps true to stereotype, the BCS identifies students as most likely to use hallucinogens such as LSD and magic mushrooms.
Home affairs editor Alan Travis looks at new British Crime Survey statistics on drug use Link to this audio
Class A drug use on the rise among young people | Society | guardian.co.uk
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