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Country overview: United Kingdom

Prevalence profile and relative rating of the United Kingdom

Notes

See the explanatory notes for further information on the methods and definitions.

Prevalences presented as per 1 000 people, excluding cannabis inhalants. These are presented as per 100 people.

LYP: prevalence of drug use for the last year reported.
LTP: life-time prevalence of drug use.
PDU: problem drug use.

Data for schools (ESPAD 2011) have limited comparability.

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