Drug use in Canada

Statistics report on drug use in Canada

Drug use in Canada

This report presents facts and figures on drug use in Canada. It includes information on the prevalence of drug use, drug use among teens, and drug-related hospitalizations and deaths.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Lifetime illegal drug use among Canadians as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic Illegal drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic Non-medical cannabis use in Canada 2018-2022
  • Basic Statistic Canada: number of drug related offences 2021, by territory or province
  • Basic Statistic Canadians who perceived opioid addiction and death as a serious problem as of 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians for or against policies to combat the opioid issue as of 2020

Use

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  • Premium Statistic Lifetime illegal drug use among Canadians as of 2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime illegal drug use among Canadians as of 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Illegal drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Illegal drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime cannabis use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime hallucinogen use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime cocaine/crack use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime ecstasy use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory

Use among teens

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  • Basic Statistic Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019
  • Premium Statistic Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by grade
  • Basic Statistic Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019
  • Premium Statistic Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by grade

Hospitalization and death

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  • Premium Statistic Opioid poisoning hospitalization in Canada 2016-2022, by number and rate
  • Premium Statistic Opioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada 2022, by province
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2022, by province
  • Premium Statistic Death rate from opioid overdose in Canada in 2022, by province
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canadian provinces in 2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada involving fentanyl 2022, by province
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