This report presents new analysis from the 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) that focuses on the attitudes and perceptions of people across Australia on various drug-related issues. The interactive data map allows people to select a region to see what people who responded to the survey thought about tobacco smoking, alcohol use, cannabis, and other illicit drugs in 2019.
The newer analysis from the 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) that focuses on the attitudes and perceptions of people across Australia on various drug-related issues has been released as well.
- Cat. no: PHE 307
Key findings
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In 2019, more people approved the regular use of cannabis by an adult than tobacco (20% compared with 15%)
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72% of people in the ACT supported restricting use of electronic cigarettes in public places compared with 61% in the NT
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84% of people in Australia would support more severe penalties for drink driving to reduce alcohol related harm
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‘Reducing the number of outlets that sell alcohol’ was most supported in NT and least supported in South Australia