A record 1.3 million people admitted to taking Class A drugs over the last year, according to Home Office figures.
The figures also show overall drug use has increased slightly, with 9.4% of people aged 16 to 59 admitting to taking some kind of illicit substance in the last year.This is up from 9% in 2017/18 and 8.3% in 2015/16.The data also found more people in their late twenties had been taking drugs,"mainly driven by an increase in last year use of cannabis, amphetamines, and powder cocaine".
The survey said the use of drugs by 25 to 29-year-olds had increased from 13.5% in 2017/18 to 16.4% in 2018/19. A government spokesperson said:"While overall levels of drug misuse are similar to a decade ago, the government is concerned about the upward trend in more recent years - particularly Class A use.
"We are committed to reducing the use of drugs and the harms they cause and the Home Office has commissioned a major independent review to examine these issues."
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