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Table 3.2: Last year <strong>drug</strong> <strong>use</strong> by age group<br />

<strong>Sex</strong> <strong>Work</strong> study British Crime Survey (BCS)<br />

16-19 20-24 25+ 16-19 20-24 25+<br />

(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)<br />

All <strong>drug</strong>s 100 100 93 64 54 25<br />

Amphetam<strong>in</strong>es 19 24 22 14 10 3<br />

Cannabis 75 77 74 60 47 22<br />

Coca<strong>in</strong>e 38 59 45 10 10 4<br />

Crack coca<strong>in</strong>e 81 43 67 2 2 1<br />

Ecstasy 38 55 28 12 10 2<br />

Hero<strong>in</strong> 50 37 50 2 2 1<br />

LSD 13 20 5 5 3 1<br />

Magic mushro o m s 0 10 5 3 3 1<br />

Non-prescribed<br />

methadone 19 12 26 0 0 0<br />

Non-prescribed<br />

tranquillisers 25 29 31 2 3 1<br />

Poppers 38 47 26 10 7 2<br />

Glue/solvents/<br />

gases/aerosols 19 4 0 5 0 0<br />

Unidentified pills/<br />

powders 13 12 10 0 0 0<br />

Unidentified<br />

substance smoked 13 2 9 5 2 1<br />

Other 25 33 16 0 0 0<br />

Note: Sample sizes for the <strong>Sex</strong> <strong>Work</strong> Study were 125 <strong>and</strong> for the BCS were 4,417.<br />

Source: Participants <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Sex</strong> <strong>Work</strong> Study <strong>and</strong> 2000 BCS (weighted data) for all those who had answered that<br />

they had <strong>use</strong>d at least one <strong>drug</strong> <strong>in</strong> their lifetime.<br />

Vulnerabilities<br />

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