16% (3.1 million)Australians aged 14 or older had illicitly used drugs in the last 12 months, in 2016; use was highest among 20–29 year olds (28%)
Use of any illicit drug increased among people in their 40s (from 12% to 16%) and 50s (from 6.7% to 12%) between 2001 and 2016
The top 4 illegal drugsmost likely used in the previous 12 months in 2016 were cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and meth/amphetamines
1 in 10people aged 14 or older had been a victim of an illicit drug-related incident in the previous 12 months in 2016
Treatment for amphetamineuse has more than doubled over the last 5 years (from 11% in 2011–12 to 23% in 2015–16)
1 in 20Australians aged 14 or older had misused pharmaceuticals in the last 12 months in 2016
4 in 10Australians perceived meth/amphetamines to be the drug of most serious concern to the general community in 2016