Table GPS-5. Last month prevalence of drug use among all adults (aged 15 to 64) in nationwide surveys among the general population

Country – geographical area 

Year

Ref.

Age range all adults

Sample size all adults

Cannabis (%)

Cocaine (%) (1)

Amphetamines (%) (2)

Ecstasy (%) (3)

LSD (%)

Belgium 

Flemish Community (Brussels excluded)

 

1994

(1)

18-65

2259

 

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

1996-97

(2)

18-49

976

1.3

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

1998-99

(3)

18-49

1006

3.4

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

2000

(4)

18-49

694

3.8

 

 

 

 

National

 

2001

(5)

15-64

7347

2.7

 

0.3

 

 

Czech Republic 

National

 

2002

(1)

18-64

2526

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2004

(2)

18-64

3526

4.8

0.0

0.2

1.1

0.1

Denmark 

National

 

1990

(1)

>=16

2000

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1994

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(3)

16-64

11825

2.8

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

Germany 

East Germany

 

1990

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Germany

 

1990

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old and New Länder

 

1995

(3)

18-59

7833

2.8

0.4

0.3

0.5

 

Old and New Länder

 

1997

(4)

18-59

8019

2.8

0.3

0.2

0.3

 

National

 

2000

(5)

18-59

8139

3.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.1

National

 

2003

(6)

18-59

8061

3.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.1

Estonia 

National

 

1998

(1)

18-64

2317

2.0

 

 

 

 

National

 

2003

(2)

15-64

 

1.4

0.0

0.3

0.4

0.0

Greece 

Athens

 

1993

(1)

12-64

2103

 

 

 

 

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

 

1998

(2)

15-64

3398

2.3

0.2

0.0

0.0

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

 

2004

(3)

15-64

4351

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Spain 

National

 

1995

(1)

15-64

8888

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1997

(2)

15-65

12515

4.0

0.8

0.3

0.2

 

National

 

1999

(3)

15-64

12234

4.5

0.8

0.2

0.5

 

National

 

2001

(4)

15-64

14113

6.8

1.4

0.6

0.8

 

National

 

2003

(5)

15-64

12033

7.6

1.1

0.2

0.4

 

France 

National

 

1992

(1)

15-64

2099

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan France

 

1995

(2)

18-75

1787

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1999

(3)

18-69

1742

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(4)

15-64

11317

4.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Metropolitan France

 

2002

(5)

15-64

1744

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland 

National

 

1998

(1)

18-64

826

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(2)

18-64

 

5.1

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(3)

18-64

907

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2002-03

(4)

15-64

4918

2.6

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.0

Italy 

National

 

2001

(1)

15-44

6032

4.4

0.7

0.0

0.2

0.0

National

 

2003

(2)

15-54

11869

4.6

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.1

Cyprus 

National

(4)

2003

(1)

15-65

1000

9.0

0.7

 

1.6

 

Latvia 

National

 

2003

(1)

15-64

4534

1.8

0.1

0.5

0.3

0.3

Lithuania 

National

 

2004

(1)

15-64

4207

0.7

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.0

Luxembourg 

National

 

1998

(1)

15-64

 

4.0

0.2

 

0.0

0.0

Hungary 

National

 

2001

(1)

18-65

2359

1.1

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.1

National

 

2003

(2)

18-54

 

1.4

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.2

Malta 

National

 

2001

(1)

18-64

1755

0.5

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.0

Netherlands 

National

 

1997-98

(1)

15-64

17590

3.0

0.3

0.1

0.3

 

National

 

2001

(2)

15-64

14045

3.7

0.5

0.3

0.6

0.0

Austria 

National

 

2004

(1)

15-64

3980

3.8

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.1

Poland 

National

 

2002

(1)

16-64

 

1.3

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.0

Portugal 

National

 

2001

(1)

15-64

14186

2.4

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.0

Slovakia 

National

 

2002

(1)

18-64

1405

2.7

0.0

0.1

0.1

 

National

 

2004

(2)

15-64

1315

1.7

0.1

0.0

0.4

 

Finland 

National

 

1992

(1)

18-74

3457

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1996

(2)

16-74

3009

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(3)

15-69

2568

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(4)

15-64

1677

0.7

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

National

 

2002

(5)

15-64

2377

1.1

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.0

National

 

2004

(6)

15-64

2352

1.6

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.1

Sweden 

National

 

1994

(1)

16-64

806

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1996

(2)

16-64

1136

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(3)

16-64

1359

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

 

National

 

2000

(4)

16-64

1750

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

National

 

2004

(5)

18-64

9514

0.8

 

 

 

 

National

 

2005

(6)

16-64

30538

0.8

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom 

England and Wales

 

1994

(1)

16-59

9645

4.9

0.2

1.0

0.4

0.5

England and Wales

 

1996

(2)

16-59

10935

5.5

0.3

1.6

0.7

0.3

England and Wales

 

1998

(3)

16-59

9984

6.1

0.5

1.4

0.5

0.1

England and Wales

 

2000

(4)

16-59

13018

6.4

0.8

0.9

0.9

0.1

England and Wales

 

2001-02

(5)

16-59

20165

6.6

0.9

0.7

1.1

0.1

England and Wales

 

2002-03

(6)

16-59

23586

6.7

0.9

0.6

0.9

0.1

England and Wales

 

2003-04

(7)

16-59

24422

6.5

1.1

0.6

0.9

0.1

England and Wales

 

2004-05

(8)

16-59

28509

5.6

0.9

0.5

0.7

0.0

Northern Ireland

 

2002-03

(9)

15-64

3516

2.9

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.0

Scotland

 

2003

(10)

16-64

3506

4.2

0.4

0.3

0.6

0.0

United Kingdom

 

2004

(11)

 

35707

6.2

1.0

0.5

0.9

0.1

Bulgaria 

National

 

2005

(1)

18-60

1036

0.8

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.2

Romania 

National

 

2004

(1)

15-64

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway 

National

 

1999

(1)

15-64

1803

2.4

0.0

0.4

0.2

 

National

 

2004

(2)

15-64

2669

2.2

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

Notes:

(1) Cocaine in any form.

(2) For Belgium National 2001 and for Metropolitan France 1995: amphetamines and ecstasy, for Denmark National 1994: hard drugs.

(3) For Spain: ecstasy and other designer drugs.

(4) Results of this survey should be viewed with caution due to important discrepancies with previous surveys and school surveys results. A new survey with a bigger sample was conducted in 2005.

This table aims to provide an overview of national surveys. Exceptionally, some relevant regional surveys are presented. Some city surveys reported by countries were not included as they tend to produce higher prevalence estimates, which are not comparable with estimates for whole countries (or large regions with both urban and rural areas). Athens was included as a reference point for the 1993 survey.

In surveys with small sample sizes results should be interpreted with caution.

Countries were asked to report results using, as far as possible, EMCDDA standard age groups (all adults: 15-64, young adults: 15-34). In countries where age ranges are more restrictive, prevalence estimates may tend to be slightly higher. Some countries have recalculated their prevalence figures using the EMCDDA standard age groups.

For methods and definitions on population surveys in general, see General population surveys of drug use – methods and definitions.

For methods of each survey presented in this table, see Table GPS-1 part (ii).

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

See Table GPS-0.

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