3.2 million people used an illegal drug in the UK in 2008

Filed under: Drug Trafficking, Europe

3.2 million people in the United Kingdom used at least one illicit drug in 2008, according to the British Crime Survey.

Selected Breakdown:

974,000 people used Cocaine.

586,000 people used Ecstasy.

2.5 million people smoked Marijuana.

125,000 people used Ketamine.

Source: Alan Travis, “Home Office reports big rise in cocaine use as street price falls,” Guardian, July 23, 2009.



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