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Smoking Drinking and Drug Use by Young People in England in 2009
Drugs
Proportions of young people taking drugs
Taken drugs
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
EverLast yearLast month
Ever taken drugs
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
10
20
30
40
50
60
15 years14 years13 years12 years11 years
Taken drugs in the last year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
15 years14 years13 years12 years11 years
Taken drugs in the last month
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
5
10
15
20
25
30
15 years14 years13 years12 years11 years
Use by Drug Type
How much is VSA contributing to drug use?
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Ever used drugsEver used drugs (excluding volatile substances)
Cannabis use
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
BoysGirls
Class A drug use in the last year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
1
2
3
4
5
6
BoysGirls
Individual drugs taken in the last year by age
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
0
5
10
15
20
25
Volatile SubstancesAny Class ACannabis
Boys drugs of choice by age
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Two or more types of drug, including at least one Class A drugTwo or more types of drug, but no Class A drugsAny other drug onlyClass A onlyVolatile substances onlyCannabis only
Girls drug of choice by age
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Two or more types of drug, including at least one Class A drugTwo or more types of drug, but no Class A drugsAny other drug onlyClass A onlyVolatile substances onlyCannabis only
How often do young people take drugs?
3%3%1%
3%
7%
83%
Once2-5 occasions6-10 occasionsMore than 10 oc-casionsTaken drugs, not in the last yearNever taken drugs
Number of occasions pupils who took drugsin the last year have ever taken drugs, by age
11-12 years
13 years 14 years 15 years0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
More than 10 oc-casions6-10 occasions2-5 occasionsOnce
Of the 3.6% of young people that report taking a Class A drug in the last year, 54% say they have taken it on 10 or more occasions.
Of the 5.5% of young people who say they took a volatile substance in the last year, 43% say they have only taken it once.
4% of young people say they take drugs at least once a month.
Risk factors
Truancy and Exclusion
Proportions of pupils who usually take drugs at least once a month, by whether ever truanted or excluded
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
5
10
15
20
25
Truanted or excludedNever truanted or excluded
Proportions of pupils who took Class A drugs in the last year, by whether ever truanted or excluded
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Truanted or excludedNever truanted or excluded
Starting points
Drug first used by young people that have taken drugs
Volatile substances
Cannabis Any Class A Other drugs0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Drugs taken at age of first drug use, by age of first drug use
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Volatile substances onlyCannabis only
Supply
Offers of drugs
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
First Dealers and Most Recent
Friend
of p
upil’s
own
age
Older
friend
Youn
ger f
riend
Boyfri
end
or g
irlfri
end
Broth
er o
r sist
er
Pare
nt o
r ste
p-pa
rent
Som
eone
kno
wn of
, but
not
per
sona
lly
Stra
nger
Som
eone
else
0
10
20
30
40
50
First occasion Most recent occasion
Reasons and Values
Do motivations for taking drugs change as a result of experience?
I wan
ted
to see
wha
t it w
as like
I wan
ted
to g
et h
igh
or fe
el g
ood
Beca
use
my fri
ends
wer
e do
ing
it
I had
not
hing
bet
ter t
o do
I wan
ted
to fo
rget
my pr
oblem
s
Just b
ecau
se I
was o
ffere
d
It was
a d
are
Beca
use
it’s co
ol
Other
reas
ons
0
20
40
60
First time Most recent timeTaken drugs 10 or more times
How did you feel the first time you took drugs?
Good Bad No different0
10
20
30
40
50
60
BoysGirls
75% of volatile substance users said it didn’t make them feel any different the first time they took it.
76% of Class A drug users said it made them feel good the first time they tried it.
60% of cannabis users said they felt good after using the drug for the first time.
Where do young people get their drugs?
40%
20%
14%
13%
6%6%
Out on the street, in a park or other outdoor areaIn someone else’s homeAt schoolAt a party, club, disco or raveAt homeSomewhere else
Who do young people take drugs with?
Cannabis only
Volatile substances
Class A
Other drugs
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
A friendNo-one
If you take drugs do you want to give up?
43%
18%
13%
26%
Yes, I would like to give up nowYes, I would like to give up in the futureNoNot sure
64% of volatile substance users said they would like to give up immediately
Okay to try?
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
OK to try taking cannabis to see what it’s likeOK to try sniffing glue to see what it’s likeOK to try taking cocaine to see what it’s like
Okay to take once a week?
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
2
4
6
8
10
12
OK to take cannabis once a weekOK to sniff glue once a weekOK to take cocaine once a week
Family reaction
84%
15%1%
Family try to stop me Family try to persuade me not to Family do nothing Family encourage me
Do you perceive your families follow different strategies once they know you take drugs?
Fam
ily tr
y to
sto
p m
e
Fam
ily tr
y to
per
suad
e m
e no
t to
Fam
ily d
o no
thin
g
Fam
ily e
ncou
rage
me
0
20
40
60
80
Family know about drug useFamily don't know about drug use
Information
Sources of helpful information - people
Pare
nts
Siblings
Other
relativ
es
Friend
sGP
Teac
hers
Other
adu
lts a
t sch
ool
Polic
e0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
BoysGirls
Sources of helpful information about druguse, by age
11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
TeachersParentsFriends
Sources of helpful information – media
TV
Radio
Newsp
aper
s or
mag
azines
Inte
rnet
FRAN
K
Helplines
01020304050607080
BoysGirls
Recalled lesson on drugs in the last year
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 110
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
What drug education lessons teach young people who can recall having them
They helped me think about the risks of taking drugs
They helped me find out more about drugs
They helped me realise that taking drugs is against the law
They helped me to avoid drugs
They helped me think about what I would do if someone offered me drugs
They helped me find out where to go to get information/help about drugs
They helped me understand why people take drugs
They helped me see that not as many young people take drugs as I thought
0 20 40 60 80 100