Adult Drug Use in Scotland Figures from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2012/13
May 07, 2015
Adult Drug Use in Scotland
Figures from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2012/13
Proportion of Scottish adults reporting use of drugs (other than new drugs)
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/130
5
10
15
20
25
30
EverIn last yearIn last month
%
Comparing Scotland to England And Wales
Ever Last year0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Scotland England and Wales
NB – the difference between these figures and the previous slide are because these figures are for respondents 16-59 years old to allow comparison with the CSEW figures.
Use of particular drugs in the last year
Cannabis
Cocain
e
Ecsta
sy
Tranquilis
ers
Ampheta
min
es
Poppers
Mephedro
ne
Heroin
Crack
Magic
Mush
room
sLSD
Ketam
ine
Anabolic S
tero
ids
BZP, GBL, S
C Khat,
or SD
Meth
adone/Phsy
etone
Glu
es, S
olvents
, Gas
or Aero
sols
0
1
2
3
4
5
65.1
1.71.3
0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Trends in last year use by drug
Cannabis Cocaine Ecstasy Tranquilisers0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2008/092009/102010/112012/13
Trends in last year use by Sex
Men Women0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2008/092009/102010/112011/12
Trends in last year use by age
16-24 25-44 45-59 60+0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
EverIn the last yearIn last month
Frequency of drug use amongst those who used in the last month
Once or twice in the last month
34%
Every day or almost every day
30%
1-2 days a week12%
3-4 days a week9%
5-6 days a week4%
Not sure8%
Don't wish to answer1%
Trends in frequency of use amongst those taking drugs in the last month
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/130
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Once or twice in the last month Every day or almost every day
%
Proportion of those who had used the drug in the last year who describe themselves as needing the drug or being dependent
Cannabis Cocaine Ecstasy Tranquilisers Amphetamines0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Age at which drugs were first taken by those who have taken drugs at least once
Under 1624%
16-1951%
20-2418%
25-292%
30+3%
Don't wish to answer1%
First drug used
Cannabis
Ecstasy
Amphetamines
Poppers
Cocaine
Magic Mushrooms
LSD
Tranquilisers
Glues, solvants, gas or aerosols
Heroin or opiate
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
%
Specialist Drug Treatment in Scotland 2012/13
Figures from Scottish Drugs Misuse Database (SDMD)
Number of new clients presenting for treatment
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/120
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Age of people accessing treatment in 2012/13
Under 20 years
20-24 years
25 - 29 years
30 - 34 years
35 - 39 years
40 years and over
Unknown0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Sex of those in treatment 2012/12
Male69%
Female31%
Proportion of injecting drug users in treatment who say they have shared needles
Shared in last month
5%
Shared in the past, but not in
the previous month34%Never Shared
60%
Injecting drug users sharing spoons/water/filters/solutions
Shared in the past month
9%
Shared in the past, but not in the previ-ous month
42%
Has never shared49%
Employment status
Employed Unemployed Other0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
Employed includes: paid and unpaid employment, support into employment and full time education/ training.
Unemployed includes: never employed.
Other includes: school, excluded from school, long term sick/ disabled, in prison and other.
Accommodation Status
Owned/ Rented
Supported accommodation/ residential rehab
Homeless
Other
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Legal Status
None
Case
Pendi
ng
Drug
Treat
men
t and
Tes
ting
Order
s
Proba
tion/
Sup
ervis
ion
Prison
Other
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
Sources
• Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2012/13: Drug Usehttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/06/7843/downloads
• NHS Health Board Overview of Initial Assessments for Specialist Drug Treatment 2012/13 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Drugs-and-Alcohol-Misuse/Publications/2014-06-24/2014-06-24-SDMD-Report.pdf