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

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

The data displays the percentage of Canadians who used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2015, by age. As of that time, 53.7% of those aged 20-24 years had used cannabis in their lifetime.

Cannabis	28.9	53.7	44.9
Cocaine/crack	2.9	10.3	8.5
Speed/methamphetamine/crystal meth	1.9	5	2.6
Hallucinogens	4.6	12.7	12.8
Hallucinogens (including salvia)	5.7	16.3	13.1
Ecstasy	4.1	14.7	5.5
Salvia	2.7	8.6	1.6
Heroin			0.4
Any drug	30.2	55.3	46.1

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

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