Recent illicit use of any drug by age group
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Commentary
- ACT young people aged 20-29 years reported the highest usage of illicit drugs in the previous 12 months (30.1%) in 2019, followed by those aged 14-19 years (23.2%).
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Recent illicit drug use, ACT residents by age group, 2019
Data
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Codes and sources
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019. Drug Statistics series no. 32. PHE 270. Canberra AIHW.