Appendix 5.

proportion of the population who have ever tried various drugs, drug type, 1985, 1988 and 1991

        Per cent

Survey year
1985 1988 1991

Tobacco 78 78 76

Alcohol 94 93 93

Tranquillisers 35 33 33

Pain killers/analgesicsa The increase in proportion reporting use was most likely due to extra prompting 'such as aspirin or Panadol'(a) na 66 85

Marijuana 28 28 32

Amphetamines 9 6 8

Barbiturates 9 6 5

Cocaine/crackb Crack not mentioned in 1985 survey.(b) 4 3 3

Hallucinogens 8 7 7

Heroin 1 1 2

Inhalants 3 2 3

Ecstasy/designer drugs na 1 2

Self injected (any illicit) na 1 2
a The increase in proportion reporting use was most likely due to extra prompting 'such as aspirin or Panadol'

b Crack not mentioned in 1985 survey.

Source: NCADA National Household Surveys 1985, 1988, 1991