In the Netherlands, in 2019, over eight percent of ***** year-olds had consumed, at least once, a hard drug. The prevalence of teenage hard drug consumption increased with age. For instance, less than one percent of Dutch 12-year-olds have consumed a hard drug. Nonetheless, figures do not distinguish a ******** consumption from frequent use.
The source defines hard drugs as ecstasy, amphetamine, cocaine, heroin, crack, LSD or GHB.
The source states that the numbers used here represent the so-called 'lifetime-prevalence', meaning it concerns the use of alcohol or drugs in their entire life instead of, for example, the last year before the survey.
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Trimbos Instituut. (July 1, 2020). Share of teenagers in the Netherlands who used hard drugs at least once in their life in 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/603398/netherlands-share-of-teenagers-who-who-used-hard-drugs-at-least-once-in-their-life-by-age/
Trimbos Instituut. "Share of teenagers in the Netherlands who used hard drugs at least once in their life in 2019, by age." Chart. July 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603398/netherlands-share-of-teenagers-who-who-used-hard-drugs-at-least-once-in-their-life-by-age/
Trimbos Instituut. (2020). Share of teenagers in the Netherlands who used hard drugs at least once in their life in 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603398/netherlands-share-of-teenagers-who-who-used-hard-drugs-at-least-once-in-their-life-by-age/
Trimbos Instituut. "Share of Teenagers in The Netherlands Who Used Hard Drugs at Least Once in Their Life in 2019, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603398/netherlands-share-of-teenagers-who-who-used-hard-drugs-at-least-once-in-their-life-by-age/
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