National Drugs Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS)- Illicit Drugs

Illicit substance use data
Any drug = Used at least 1 of 16 illicit drugs in 2016 (Note: the number and type of illicit drug used varied between 1998 and 2016.
Cannabis = Used in the previous 12 months
Cocaine = Used in the previous 12 months.
Ecstasy = Used in the previous 12 months.
meth/amphetamine used for non-medical purpose in the previous 12 Months.
Pain-killers/analgesics and opioids for non-medical purposes
Tranquillisers/sleeping pills for non-medical purposes

Steroids for non-medical purposes

OTC refers to paracetamol, aspirin and other non-opioid over-the-counter pain-killers/analgesics.
# = Statistically significant change between 2013 and 2016.
* = Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.
** = Estimate has a high level of sampling error (relative standard error of 51% to 90%), meaning that it is unsuitable for most uses.

National Drugs Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS)- Illicit Drugs

Illicit substance use data
Any drug = Used at least 1 of 16 illicit drugs in 2016 (Note: the number and type of illicit drug used varied between 1998 and 2016.
Cannabis = Used in the previous 12 months
Cocaine = Used in the previous 12 months.
Ecstasy = Used in the previous 12 months.
meth/amphetamine used for non-medical purpose in the previous 12 Months.
Pain-killers/analgesics and opioids for non-medical purposes
Tranquillisers/sleeping pills for non-medical purposes

Steroids for non-medical purposes

OTC refers to paracetamol, aspirin and other non-opioid over-the-counter pain-killers/analgesics.
# = Statistically significant change between 2013 and 2016.
* = Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.
** = Estimate has a high level of sampling error (relative standard error of 51% to 90%), meaning that it is unsuitable for most uses.