Drugs: Young People
Commons · Question 37154 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of underage drug use across the UK.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 19 Mar 2025
There are several surveys estimating the number of young drug users in the UK: According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, in the year ending March 2024, 16.5% of people aged 16-24 in England and Wales reported using a drug in the last 12 months ...