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UK: Half UK's kids 'have taken drugs'
Sky News
Sunday 21 Apr 2002 More than half the young people in Britain have taken illegal drugs, according to a new poll. The survey says five million people regularly use cannabis, and more than two million regularly take ecstasy, amphetamines and cocaine. The findings, which also reveal more than a quarter of the population use banned substances, will increase pressure for a reform of drug laws. As many as 28% of those aged over 16 have taken illegal drugs and men are twice as likely as women to have taken them, according to the survey for The Observer newspaper. Decriminalised Four out of five illegal drugs users have taken cannabis, 27% ecstasy, 25% amphetamines and more than one in five LSD and cocaine. The survey also found that 35% thought cannabis should be decriminalised and 7% said ecstasy should be made legal - but only 4% thought all drugs should be freely available. A total of 1,075 people over the age of 16 were polled in February and March and the results weighted to reflect the profile of all adults.
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