Multiple Substance Use Among Adolescents in Scotland: Profile and Trends

This report examines the prevalence of regular use of 2 or more substances among adolescents in Scotland, and key factors associated with multiple substance use.


Appendix A: Bases

Table A.1: Bases for figure 2.1 - Trends in regular substance use among 13 year olds between 1990 and 2013

Year Regular smoking Drank in the last week Used drugs in the last month
1990 667 661 -
1992 737 729 -
1994 691 686 -
1996 622 617 -
1998 620 614 619
2000 1207 1199 1205
2002 12094 12145 11899
2004 3469 3497 3441
2006 11571 11757 11809
2008 5314 5269 5348
2010 19004 19184 18965
2013 17060 17284 16644

Table A.2: Bases for figure 2.2 - Trends in regular substance use among 15 year olds between 1990 and 2013

Year Regular smoking Drank in the last week Used drugs in the last month
1990 660 661 -
1992 629 626 -
1994 641 641 -
1996 594 592 -
1998 1116 1114 1115
2000 1163 1162 1161
2002 10219 10472 10393
2004 3335 3378 3320
2006 11009 11166 11197
2008 4625 4589 4634
2010 17701 17803 17503
2013 16053 16209 15805

Table A.3: Bases for figures 3.6 and 3.7 - Number of substances used by local authority among 15 year olds in 2013

Local Authority Base
Aberdeen City 390
Aberdeenshire 668
Angus 407
Argyll and Bute 234
Clackmannanshire 497
Dumfries and Galloway 351
Dundee City 421
East Ayrshire 526
East Dunbartonshire 521
East Lothian 321
East Renfrewshire 765
Edinburgh City 795
Eilean Siar 147
Falkirk 589
Fife 776
Glasgow City 1,575
Highland 643
Inverclyde 168
Midlothian 309
Moray 387
North Ayrshire 425
North Lanarkshire 759
Orkney 162
Perth and Kinross 291
Scottish Borders 657
Shetland 217
South Ayrshire 261
South Lanarkshire 1,055
Stirling 397
West Dunbartonshire 369
West Lothian 446
Scotland 15,605

Table A.4: Bases for figure 3.23 - Use of two or more substances by whether participate in leisure activities among 15 year olds in 2013

Activity At least once a week Less often
See a friend 12,953 2,238
Go to a friend's house 10,487 4,635
Hang out in the street 5,036 10,055
Go to a concert or gig 1,324 13,776

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