Newsgroups: alt.drugs
From: [an 100963] at [anon.penet.fi]
Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 20:09:41 UTC
Subject: Time Out (London, UK) drug use survey

 Time Out, a London listings magazine, recently published the results of 
a write-in survey on drug use in London. 903 readers responded. Here is 
a summary of the results. All prices are in pounds sterling, with the 
pounds symbol shown as #.
 
 Where/how do you buy drugs?
 Friend               76%
 Dealer's home        28%
 From a club/pub      21%
 Other                 6%
 Don't know!           4%
 On the street         3%
 
 Which drugs, if any, are less harmful than alcohol?
 Cannabis/Hash        84%
 None                 13%
 LSD/acid             12%
 Ecstasy              12%
 Speed                 9%
 Cocaine               7%
 Heroin                4%
 Don't know            3%
 Crack                 2%
 
 Which drugs, if any, do you think should be decriminalised?
 Cannabis/hash        86%
 Ecstasy              36%
 LSD/acid             34%
 Amphetamines/speed   34%
 Cocaine              29%
 Heroin               18%
 Crack                16%
 Don't know            1%
 None                 10%
 
 Which drugs have you ever taken?
 Cannabis/hash        86%
 Amphetamines/speed   61%
 LSD/acid             56%
 Cocaine              52%
 Ecstasy              47%
 Heroin               12%
 None                 12%
 Crack                 6%
 Don't know            1%
 
 75% of respondents were aged 19-34. 77% were from the ABC1 social group, 
which closely reflects the regular Time Out reader profile.

 Older respondents (over 35) were much less likely to have taken Ecstasy. 
Heroin was more popular with respondents over 26.

 The highest number of respondents in every drug category except cannabis 
claimed they took the drugs only occasionally: almost every month (6% for 
LSD, 7% for ecstasy) or only occasionally (33% for cocaine, 34% for LSD, 
25% for ecstasy).

 58% of cannabis users spend under #10/week. Only 5% spend between #25 
and #50. 43% spend under #10 on cocaine and 7% spend between #10 and #25.

 76% of the sample use drugs at least occasionally; of these 96% use 
cannabis, 51% use LSD and 45% use ecstasy and cocaine. 24% said that 
drugs were 'very important' in their lives, with 47% saying drugs were 
'not very important' and 24% saying drugs were 'not at all' important. 
Heavy users of alcohol show the highest levels of drug dependency, with 
8% of respondents who drink between 31 and 60 units of alcohol per week 
saying drugs were 'essential', and 9% who drink more than 60 units a week 
also saying this. The over-35s are more likely to spend between #25 and 
#50 per week on alcohol. 

 78% of the sample knew someone who had been permanently damaged by drugs 
or alcohol. Of these 79% blamed alcohol, 45% blamed heroin, 30% LSD, 24% 
cocaine, 16% amphetamines, 15% ecstasy and 15% crack.




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