This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age. As of that time, 14.2 percent of those aged 20-24 years had used any drug within the past year.
Percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age
* Cocaine/crack, amphetamines/methamphetamine, ecstasy, hallucinogens, salvia, heroin, inhalants, synthetic cannabinoids, mephredone, kratom, BZP/TFMPP, other drugs to get high, problematic use of pain relievers (including low dose pain relievers), problematic use of stimulants, sedatives to get high.
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Government of Canada. (December 20, 2021). Percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/812271/past-year-illegal-drug-use-canada-by-age/
Government of Canada. "Percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age." Chart. December 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/812271/past-year-illegal-drug-use-canada-by-age/
Government of Canada. (2021). Percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/812271/past-year-illegal-drug-use-canada-by-age/
Government of Canada. "Percentage of Canadians Who Used Select Illegal Drugs in The past Year as of 2019, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/812271/past-year-illegal-drug-use-canada-by-age/
Government of Canada, Percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/812271/past-year-illegal-drug-use-canada-by-age/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of Canadians who used select illegal drugs in the past year as of 2019, by age [Graph], Government of Canada, December 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/812271/past-year-illegal-drug-use-canada-by-age/
