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Lifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015, by gender

Percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015, by gender

The data displays the percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015, by gender. As of that time, 52.1% of Canadian males had used cannabis in their lifetime, compared to 37.2% of females.

Cannabis	52.1	37.2
Cocaine/crack	10.7	5.9
Speed/methamphetamine/crystal meth	3	2.5
Hallucinogens	15.6	8.9
Hallucinogens (including salvia)	16.6	9.2
Ecstasy	7.7	4.6
Salvia	3.4	1
Heroin	0.6
Any drug	53.2	38.6

Lifetime illicit drug use among Canadians as of 2015, by gender

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