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Drug use reported by adults Percentage of 16 to 59 year olds reporting use of any drug in the last year.<br /><br />The Misuse of Drugs Act classifies illegal drugs into three categories (Class A, B and C) according to the harm that they cause, with Class A drugs considered to be the most harmful.

Percentage of 16 to 59 year olds reporting use of any drug in the last year.<br /><br />The Misuse of Drugs Act classifies illegal drugs into three categories (Class A, B and C) according to the harm that they cause, with Class A drugs considered to be the most harmful.

Class A drug use reported by adults

Percentage of 16 to 59 year olds reporting use of Class A drugs in the last year.<br /><br />The Misuse of Drugs Act classifies Class A and Class A/B drugs as follows:.<br /><br />Class A:<br />Cocaine powder<br />Crack cocaine<br />Ecstasy<br />LSD<br />Magic Mushrooms<br />Heroin<br />Methadone<br /><br />Class A/B:<br />Amphetamines<br /><br />Amphetamines can be classified as either Class A (when prepared for injection) or Class B (in powdered form). For the purposes of calculating Class A drug use in this report, amphetamine use has not been included since questions do not distinguish between the form of the drug taken.<br /><br />Following the Drugs Act 2005 raw magic mushrooms were classified as a Class A drug on 18th July 2005. Prior to this change in the law, only prepared (such as dried or stewed) magic mushrooms were classified as Class A drugs. However, the BCS does not distinguish between the different preparations of this drug, so the trend in magic mush

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Drug use reported by younger adults Percentage of 16 to 24 year olds reporting use of any drug in the last year.<br /><br />The Misuse of Drugs Act classifies illegal drugs into three categories (Class A, B and C) according to the harm that they cause, with Class A drugs considered to be the most harmful.