Illegal Drugs - Student Booklet

4 How many young people aged 12 - 17 have used illegal drugs in the past year ? 1 1 Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2016). Australian secondary school students’ use of tobacco, alcohol, and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2014. Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Victoria. ecstasy 1 in 38 2.6% opiates ( e . g . heroin ) 1 in 90 1.1% cannabis 1 in 7 13.6% COCAINE 1 in 71 1.4% 2.2% hallucinogens 1 in 45 1.9% methamphetamine 1 in 52 It may be shown differently by the media , but the truth is that the majority of young people have never tried an illegal drug .