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Lifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015

Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015

Lifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015

This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015. As of that time, 44.5 percent of Canadians had used cannabis in their lifetime, while 8.3 percent had used cocaine.

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This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015. As of that time, 44.5 percent of Canadians had used cannabis in their lifetime, while 8.3 percent had used cocaine.

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Release date: March 2017

Region: Canada
Survey time period: February to December 2015
Number of respondents: 15,154 respondents
Age group: 15 years and older
Method of interview: Telephone interview

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Overview

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Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015Lifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015
Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2015Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2015
Marijuana and cannabis consumption among adults in Canada as of September 2017Marijuana and cannabis consumption in Canada 2017
Percentage of Canadians that used select drugs as their primary drug of choice during active addiction as of 2016Canadians that preferred to use select drugs during active addiction as of 2016
Percentage of Canadians that used select drugs during active addiction phases as of 2016Canadians that used select drugs during active addiction as of 2016
Percentage of recovering substance abuse addicts in Canada who had select mental health diagnoses or symptoms as of 2016Share of recovering addicts in Canada with select mental health problems in 2016
Percentage of Canadians who felt the opioid issue in Canada was a serious problem as of 2017Share of Canadians who believed opioids were a serious problem in Canada in 2017

Use

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Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015, by genderLifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015, by gender
Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015, by ageLifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015, by age
Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2015, by genderIllicit drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2015, by gender
Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2015, by ageIllicit drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2015, by age
Percentage of Canadians who used cannabis in their lifetime as of 2015, by territoryLifetime cannabis use among Canadians as of 2015, by territory
Percentage of Canadians who used hallucinogens in their lifetime as of 2015, by territoryLifetime hallucinogen use among Canadians as of 2015, by territory
Percentage of Canadians who used cocaine/crack in their lifetime as of 2015, by territoryLifetime cocaine/crack use among Canadians as of 2015, by territory
Percentage of Canadians who used ecstasy in their lifetime as of 2015, by territoryLifetime ecstasy use among Canadians as of 2015, by territory

Use among teens

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Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2015Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2015, by genderIllicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015, by gender
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2015, by gradeIllicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015, by grade
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2015Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2015, by genderMedication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015, by gender
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2015, by gradeMedication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015, by grade

Treatment

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Percentage of Canadians that cited select concepts in defining their recovery from drugs and alcohol as of 2016Canadians' concepts in defining their recovery from drugs as of 2016
Percentage of Canadians in recovery that cited select barriers to their recovery process in 2016Canadians' select barriers to substance abuse recovery as of 2016
Distribution of Canadians in recovery for select lengths of time since they had last used their primary drug of choice as of 2016Canadians in recovery by the time since they last used drugs as of 2016
Share of Canadians in substance abuse recovery that utilized select resources or programs as of 2016Resource utilization among Canadians in recover as of 2016
Distribution of individuals who used publicly funded substance use treatment services in Canada from 2014 to 2015, by genderShare of individuals in substance abuse treatment in Canada 2014-2015, by gender
Distribution of individuals who used publicly funded substance use treatment services in Canada from 2014 to 2015, by employment statusShare of individuals in substance abuse treatment in Canada 2014-2015, by employment
Distribution of substance use treatment service events in Canada from 2014 to 2015, by treatment typeShare of substance abuse treatment events in Canada 2014-2015, by treatment type
Number of individuals who accessed publicly funded substance use treatment services in Canada from 2014 to 2015, by provinceNumber of people who used substance use treatment in Canada 2014-2015, by province

Hospitalizations

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Opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada from 2007/2008 to 2016/2017, by number and rateOpioid poisoning hospitalization in Canada 2007-2017, by number and rate
Rate of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada from 2007/2008 to 2016/2017, by genderOpioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada 2007-2017, by gender
Opioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada from 2007/2008 to 2016/2017, by age groupOpioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada 2007-2017, by age
Opioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada in 2016-2017, by provinceOpioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada 2016-2017, by province
Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason*Reasons for opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada 2016-2017, by age
Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada that are attributable to select reasons from 2007/2008 to 2016/2017Reasons for opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada 2007-2017

Deaths

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Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2017, by ageDistribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2017, by age
Number of opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2017, by province Deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2017, by province
Opioid overdose death rate in Canada in 2017, by province (per 100,000 population)Death rate from opioid overdose in Canada in 2017, by province
Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canadian provinces in 2017, by genderDistribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canadian provinces in 2017, by gender
Percentage of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2017 involving fentanyl or fentanyl analogues, by provinceShare of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada involving fentanyl 2017, by province
Number of opioid accidental apparent overdose deaths in Canada in 2017 involving fentanyl or fentanyl analogues, by provinceNumber of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada involving fentanyl 2017, by province

Miscellaneous

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Percentage of Canadians who felt the opioid issue in Canada was a serious problem as of 2017, by ageShare of Canadians who believed opioids were a serious problem as of 2017, by age
Percentage of Canadians who knew a friend or family member with select experiences with opioids as of 2017Share of Canadians who knew someone with experience with opioids in 2017
Percentage of Canadians who had select experiences with opioids in the last five years as of 2017, by provinceShare of Canadians with select experiences with opioids in 2017, by province
Number of drug related offences in Canada in 2017, by territory or provinceCanada: number of drug related offences in 2017, by territory or province
Percentage of aborginal drug users in Canada with suicidal thoughts during their lifetime as of 2012Canada: aboriginal drug users that have had suicidal thoughts, by sex as of 2012

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