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Table 3.3 Cocaine use in special groups
Location Survey year Age (yrs) Ever use Current use
Juveniles and young adults in the social scene
- Frequenters of dance The Hague 2003 15 - 35 23% 10%
parties, festivals, city centre
- Pub-goers Zaandam 2006 14 - 44 13% 4%
- Pub-goers I Amsterdam II 2005 Average 27 26% 8%
2005
- Visitors to restaurants, Eindhoven 2005 14 - 34 20% 6%
hotels, pubs
- Frequenters of bars and Noordwijk 2004 Average 23 20% 8%
sport hall canteen-bars
- Discotheque-goers Nijmegen III 2006 Average 21 11% 3%
- Clubbers Amsterdam 2003 Average 28 39% 14%
2008 Average 25 33% 14%
- “Coffee shop” clients Nijmegen 2005-6 Average 27 33% 10%
- Attendees at raves and Nationwide 2008-2009 Average 24 27% 12%
festivals
Problem youth
- Juvenile detainees IV Regional 2002/2003 14 - 17 16% VI
5% VII 6% VI
2% IX
- School drop-outs IV Regional 2002/2003 14 - 17 10% VI
4% VII 2% VI
1% VII
- Young drifters VI Flevoland 2004 13 - 22 29 VI 10 VI
19 VII 6% VII
- Juveniles in care VIII Amsterdam 2006 Avge. 17 8% VI
4% VII 2% VI
1% VII
- Juveniles in residential care Nationwide 2008 12 – 13 6% VI -
3% VII -
14 – 15 17% VI -
4% VII -
16 18% VI -
3% VII -
Percentage of current users (last month) per group. The figures in this Table were not comparable on account
of differences in age groups and research methods. I. Juveniles and young adults from mainstream bars,
student bars, gay and hip bars. Therefore not representative of all bar-goers. II. Low response rate (26%).
III. Low response rate (19%). IV. Research in the provinces of Noord-Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht. Use
among juvenile detainees: in the month prior to detention. School drop-outs are youngsters who have failed
to attend school for at least one month during the past 12 month, not counting holidays. V. Young people
aged up to 23 who have had no fixed abode for at least three months. VI. Snortable cocaine in powder form
VII. Smokeable cocaine in the form of crack. VIII. Juveniles with behavioural problems, juvenile delinquents,
homeless juveniles and juveniles in other care projects. Sources: Parnassia; GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland;
Antenne, Bonger Institute for Criminology, University of Amsterdam; Novadic-Kentron; GGD Zuid-Holland
Noord; Tendens, Iriszorg; Social Scene Survey, Trimbos Institute/University of Amsterdam; Mondriaan Zorggroep;
EXPLORE, Trimbos Institute/University of Utrecht.
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