Graphs prepared by Paul Dillon Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey

Lifetime illicit drug use (%) - 14 years and over 2010 National Drug Household Survey %

Never used illicit drugs (%) - 14 years and over 2010 National Drug Household Survey %

Recent illicit drugs (%) - 14 years and over 2010 National Drug Household Survey %

Recent not used illicit drugs (%) - 14 years and over 2010 National Drug Household Survey %

Lifetime illicit drug use (%) - 14 years and over Comparison National Drug Household Survey %

% 2010 NDHS: Changes in 'recent use' (%) over time 2010 National Drug Household Survey

% Average age of initiation of lifetime drug use (tobacco, alcohol and cannabis), people aged years, National Drug Household Survey

% Average age of initiation of lifetime drug use (ecstasy, meth/amphetamine, cocaine and hallucinogens), people aged years, National Drug Household Survey

% Form of drug use thought to be of most serious concern for the general community, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey

% Drugs thought to be either directly or indirectly cause the most deaths in Australia, people aged 14 years or older, by age, National Drug Household Survey

Tobacco 2010 NDSHS

% Tobacco smoking status, people aged 14 years or older, National Drug Household Survey

% Tobacco smoking status, people aged 14 years or older, National Drug Household Survey

Alcohol 2010 NDSHS

Alcohol drinking status: proportion of the population aged 14 years or over ( ) 2010 National Drug Household Survey Between 1991 and 2010, for Australians aged 14 years or older, alcohol consumption patterns remained largely unchanged – less than weekly and never drinking increasing %

Type of alcohol consumed 2010 National Drug Household Survey

Cannabis 2010 NDSHS

How have things changed? Lifetime and recent cannabis use, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of cannabis, people aged 14 years or older, by age, National Drug Household Survey %

Ever used cannabis, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent cannabis use, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of cannabis, people aged 12-17, and years, by age and jurisdiction, National Drug Household Survey %

Ecstasy 2010 NDSHS

How have things changed? Lifetime and recent ecstasy use (%), National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of ecstasy, people aged 12-17, 18-19, and years, National Drug Household Survey %

Ever used ecstasy, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent ecstasy use, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Methamphetamine 2010 NDSHS

How have things changed? Lifetime and recent meth/amphetamine use, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of meth/amphetamines, people aged 12-17, 18-19, and years, National Drug Household Survey %

Ever used meth/amphetamines, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent meth/amphetamines use, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Cocaine 2010 NDSHS

How have things changed? Lifetime and recent cocaine use, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of cocaine, people aged 12-17, 18-19, and years, National Drug Household Survey %

Ever used cocaine, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent cocaine use, people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Hallucinogens The term ‘hallucinogens’ includes synthetic and naturally occurring hallucinogens (acid, trips, mushies, magic mushrooms, blotter, angels trumpet and blue meanies) 2010 NDSHS

How have things changed? Lifetime and recent hallucinogens use, National Drug Household Survey %

Pharmaceuticals and over- the-counter medications Non-medical purposes - “in ways that induced or enhanced a drug experience” (AIHW, 2011) 2010 NDSHS

Recent use of pain-killers/analgesics for non-medical purposes, people aged 12 years or older, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of pain-killers/analgesics for non-medical purposes, (main type over-the-counter) people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %

Recent use of pain-killers/analgesics for non-medical purposes, (main type prescription) people aged 12 years or older, by age and sex, National Drug Household Survey %