Drug Use in the UK (UK): Statistics and Facts

Proportion of drug use in the European Union in 2020, through drugs

Number of drug-related deaths in Europe in 2020, by country (per million inhabitants)

Prevalence of cannabis use in the last year in Europe as of 2020, by country

Prevalence of cocaine use in the last year in Europe in 2022*, by country

Prevalence of amphetamine use in the last year in Europe in 2020*, by country

Prevalence of ecstasy use in the last year in Europe in 2021, by country

Proportion of hashish users in England and Wales in 2018, by age

Proportion of MDMA/ecstasy users in England and Wales in 2018, by age

Share of cocaine users in England and Wales in 2018, by age

Proportion of amphetamine users in England and Wales in 2018, by age

Number of hospital admissions for drug-related intellectual and behavioural fitness disorders in England in 2019/20, by age

Number of hospital admissions for drug abuse poisoning in England in 2019/20, by sex and region

Number of adults in treatment for substance misuse in England from 2005/06 to 2021/22

Number of adults in drug treatment in England in 2021/22, by substance consumed

Number of young people in drug treatment in England in 2021/22, according to the main substance consumed

Number of young people in drug treatment in England in 2021/22, by sex and age

Number of hospitalisations for drug abuse in Scotland from 2000/01 to 2021/22

Number of hospitalisations* for drug abuse in Scotland in 2021/22, by age

Distribution of people in treatment for alcohol and drug use in Northern Ireland in 2019/20, by gender

Proportion of children who ever took individual medicines in England in 2018, by type and sex

Proportion of schoolchildren who are aware of certain drugs in England in 2018

Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England as of 2022, by age and gender

Number of times schoolchildren were used in England in 2021, by sex

Number of times schoolchildren were used in England in 2021, by age

Common frequency of drug use among schoolchildren (aged 11-15) who used drugs in England in 2021, through sex

Number of police recorded drug offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23

Number of drug seizures made through police and border forces in England and Wales in 2021/22, using drugs

Amount of heroin seized by police and border forces in England and Wales between 2006/07 and 2021/22 (in kilograms)

Quantity of herbal and resin cannabis seized by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2021/22 (in kilograms)

Number of drug-related offences recorded in Northern Ireland between 2002/03 and 2022/23

Number of deaths from drug poisoning by underlying cause and gender in England and Wales in 2021, by gender

Number of opioid poisoning deaths in England and Wales from 1993 to 2021

Number of heroin and methadone related deaths in England and Wales in 2019, by gender

Number of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales from 1993 to 2020

Number of deaths from drug misuse by gender and age in England and Wales in 2021

Annual drug-related deaths in Scotland from 2000 to 2021

Number of drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2021, according to drugs reported*

Number of drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2021, by age and gender

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