As of 2023/24, about ** percent of people in England and Wales aged between 16 and 59 had used cannabis at least once during their lifetime. Powder cocaine and Ecstasy followed in the ranking, with **** and *** percent, respectively. This statistic displays the share of adults in England and Wales who have ever taken drugs in their lifetime as of 2023/24, by type of drug.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 12, 2024). Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2023/24, by type of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2023/24, by type of drug." Chart. December 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2023/24, by type of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales Reporting Use of Illicit Drugs Ever in Their Lifetime as of 2023/24, by Type of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2023/24, by type of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of illicit drugs ever in their lifetime as of 2023/24, by type of drug [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499700/illicit-drugs-use-by-type-in-the-uk/
