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Table 1: Main 2010 CADUMS indicators by sex and by age - Drugs
  Overall Males Females *1 15-24 25+ *2

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

S - Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability

Q - Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

1 Significant difference between males and females *p<.05

2 Significant difference between youth age 15-24 and adults age 25+, *p<.05

3 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

4 Among current user any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, heroin)

5 Among current users any drug (cannabis, cocaine, meth/crystal meth, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high)

a Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

b Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

c Cannabis, cocaine/crack, meth/crystal meth, ecstasy, hallucinogens, salvia, inhalants, heroin; pain relievers, stimulants, or sedatives to get high
N= 13,615 5,980 7,635   3,989 9,626  
Cannabis use
Cannabis - past year 10.7
[9.8-11.7]		 14.6
[12.9-16.3]		 7.1
[6.1-8.0]		 * 25.1
[22.8-27.3]		 7.9
[6.9-9.0]		 *
Cannabis - lifetime 41.5
[39.9-43.0]		 48.8
[46.3-51.3]		 34.5
[32.6-36.4]		 * 41.4
[39.6-43.2]		 41.7
[39.1-44.2]		  
Age of initiation (years) 18.4
[18.1-18.7]		 18.4
[18.0-18.8]		 18.4
[18.0-18.7]		   15.7
[15.5-15.8]		 18.9
[18.6-19.2]		 *
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack 0.7
[0.5-0.9]		 1.0Q
[0.6-1.3]		 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]		 * 2.7
[1.9-3.5]		 0.3Q
[0.1-0.5]		 *
Speed 0.5Q
[0.3-0.6]		 0.5Q
[0.3-0.8]		 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]		   1.9Q
[1.1-2.6]		 S  
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth S S S   S S  
Hallucinogens 0.9
[0.6-1.1]		 1.3Q
[0.8-1.7]		 0.5Q
[0.3-0.7]		 * 3.4
[2.5-4.3]		 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]		 *
Hallucinogens (including salvia) 1.1
[0.8-1.3]		 1.6
[1.1-2.1]		 0.6Q
[0.3-0.8]		 * 4.6
[3.5-5.6]		 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]		 *
Ecstasy 0.7
[0.6-0.9]		 0.9Q
[0.6-1.2]		 0.6Q
[0.4-0.8]		   3.8
[2.8-4.7]		 S  
Salvia 0.3Q
[0.2-0.4]		 0.5Q
[0.3-0.7]		 S   1.7Q
[1.1-2.4]		 S  
Heroin S S S   S S  
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a 11.0
[10.0-12.0]		 15.0
[13.3-16.7]		 7.3
[6.3-8.2]		 * 25.9
[23.6-28.1]		 8.1
[7.0-9.2]		 *
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)b 1.8
[1.5-2.1]		 2.5
[1.9-3.1]		 1.2
[0.9-1.5]		 * 7.0
[5.7-8.2]		 0.8Q
[0.5-1.1]		 *
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)a 11.1
[10.1-12.1]		 15.1
[13.4-16.8]		 7.3
[6.3-8.3]		 * 26.1
[23.8-28.3]		 8.2
[7.1-9.2]		 *
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)b 2.0
[1.6-2.3]		 2.8
[2.2-3.4]		 1.3
[0.9-1.6]		 * 7.9
[6.6-9.3]		 0.8Q
[0.5-1.1]		 *
Any drugc 11.2
[10.2-12.2]		 15.3
[13.5-17.0]		 7.5
[6.5-8.5]		 * 26.3
[24.0-28.6]		 8.3
[7.2-9.4]		 *
Lifetime Illicit drug use
Cocaine/Crack 7.0
[6.2-7.9]		 9.8
[8.3-11.3]		 4.5
[3.7-5.3]		 * 6.6
[5.3-7.9]		 7.1
[6.2-8.1]		  
Speed 3.9
[3.3-4.6]		 5.7
[4.6-6.9]		 2.3
[1.7-2.8]		   5.2
[4.1-6.3]		 3.7
[3.0-4.4]		 *
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth 1.0Q
[0.6-1.3]		 1.6Q
[0.9-2.3]		 S   1.2Q
[0.6-1.8]		 0.9Q
[0.5-1.3]		  
Hallucinogens 11.9
[10.9-13.0]		 15.9
[14.1-17.7]		 8.2
[7.1-9.3]		 * 10.4
[8.8-12.0]		 12.2
[11.0-13.4]		  
Hallucinogens (including salvia) 12.3
[11.3-13.4]		 16.5
[14.7-18.3]		 8.4
[7.3-9.6]		 * 12.5
[10.7-14.2]		 12.3
[11.1-13.5]		  
Ecstasy 3.9
[3.3-4.4]		 4.8
[3.8-5.7]		 3.0
[2.4-3.7]		 * 9.9
[8.4-11.4]		 2.7
[2.1-3.3]		 *
Salvia 1.6
[1.3-1.9]		 2.3
[1.8-2.9]		 0.9Q
[0.5-1.2]		 * 6.6
[5.3-7.8]		 0.6Q
[0.3-0.9]		 *
Heroin 0.7Q
[0.3-1.1]		 1.2Q
[0.5-1.9]		 S   S 0.7Q
[0.3-1.1]		  
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a 42.2
[40.7-43.8]		 49.7
[47.2-52.2]		 35.2
[33.3-37.1]		 * 42.4
[39.9-45.0]		 42.2
[40.4-44.0]		  
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)b 15.1
[13.9-16.2]		 19.6
[17.7-21.6]		 10.8
[9.6-12.0]		 * 15.8
[13.9-17.6]		 15.0
[13.6-16.3]		  
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)a 42.4
[40.8-43.9		 49.9
[47.4-52.4]		 35.3
[33.4-37.2]		 * 42.6
[40.0-45.2]		 42.3
[40.5-44.1]		  
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)b 15.4
[14.2-16.5]		 20.0
[18.1-22.0]		 11.0
[9.8-12.2]		 * 17.1
[15.2-19.1]		 15.0
[13.7-16.3]		  
Any drugc 42.7
[41.1-44.3]		 50.2
[47.7-52.7]		 35.7
[33.8-37.6]		 * 43.2
[40.6-45.7]		 42.7
[40.8-44.5]		  
Pharmaceutical use past year
Pain Relievers - past year 20.6
[19.3-21.8]		 20.9
[18.8-22.9]		 20.3
[18.7-21.8]		   18.2
[16.2-20.2]		 21.0
[19.5-22.5]		 *
Pain Relievers to get high 0.2Q
[0.1-0.4]		 S S   S S  
Pain Relievers to get high - among users 1.1Q
[0.4-1.7]		 S S   S S  
Stimulants - past year 1.0
[0.8-1.3]		 1.2Q
[0.8-1.7]		 0.9
[0.6-1.1]		   3.2
[2.3-4.0]		 0.6Q
[0.4-0.9]		 *
Stimulants to get high S S S   S S  
Stimulants to get high - among users S S S   S S  
Sedatives - past year 8.7
[7.8-9.6]		 6.4
[5.1-7.7]		 10.8
[9.6-12.1]		 * 3.5
[2.6-4.5]		 9.7
[8.6-10.7]		 *
Sedative to get high 0.05Q
[0.02-0.08]		 S S   S S  
Sedatives to get high - among users 0.5Q
[0.2-0.9]		 S S   S S  
Any pharmaceutical - past year 26.0
[24.6-27.3]		 24.7
[22.6-26.9]		 27.1
[25.4-28.9]		   22.1
[19.9-24.2]		 26.7
[25.1-28.3]		 *
Any pharmaceutical to get high 0.3Q
[0.1-0.4]		 S S   0.8Q
[0.3-1.4]		 S  
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among user 1.0Q
[0.5-1.6]		 S S   3.8
[1.5-6.2]		 S  
Drug related harms in past year3
Any drug harm to self- of total population 2.1
[1.7-2.6]		 2.7
[1.9-3.4]		 1.7
[1.2-2.1]		 * 6.9
[5.5-8.3]		 1.2Q
[0.7-1.7]		 *
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs4 36.4
[27.7-45.0]		 35.8
[24.9-46.7]		 37.5Q
[23.4-51.7]		   41.6
[32.4-50.9]		 26.6Q
[9.4-43.8]		  
Any drug harm to self among users any drug5 17.0
[13.5-20.5]		 15.8
[11.3-20.2]		 19.2
[13.8-24.7]		   24.7
[20.1-29.3]		 12.2Q
[7.4-17.0]		 *

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Table 2: Main 2010 CADUMS indicators by province - Drugs
  Canada NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC

N - Sample size

S - Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability

Q - Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

a Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

b Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

c Cannabis, cocaine/crack, meth/crystal meth, ecstasy, hallucinogens, salvia, inhalants, heroin; pain relievers, stimulants, or sedatives to get high

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Asked of all users of any illicit drug (cannabis, cocaine, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens including salvia, meth, inhalants, heroin, or pharmaceuticals to get high) ; presented among total population
N= 13,615 1,353 1,316 1,328 1,383 1,426 1,407 1,332 1,357 1,377 1,336
Cannabis use
Cannabis - past year 10.7 8.4 9.7 13.2 8.7 10.1 11.2 10.4 7.2 9.4 12.6
Cannabis - lifetime 41.5 36.5 37.5 43.3 36.5 44.5 38.2 36.7 33.1 42.4 48.9
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack 0.7 S S S S 0.9Q 0.4Q 1.2Q S S 6.9Q
Speed 0.5Q S S S S 1.6Q S S S S S
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth S S S S S S S S S S S
Hallucinogens 1.1 S 0.8Q 1.0Q S 0.8Q 0.7Q 1.2Q S 1.0Q 1.2Q
Ecstasy 0.7 S 0.7Q 0.9Q S 1.1Q 0.5Q 0.8Q S S 0.8Q
Salvia 0.3Q S 0.5Q 0.5Q S S S S S S S
Heroin S S S S S S S S S S S
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a 11.0 8.5 9.7 13.4 8.8 10.5 11.4 11.0 7.4 9.7 12.8
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)b 1.8 1.5Q 1.4Q 1.9Q 1.0Q 2.9 1.2Q 2.4Q 1.6Q 1.9Q 1.8Q
Any drugc 11.2 8.6 9.8 13.7 9.0 10.7 11.6 11.2 7.7 9.9 13.2
Lifetime Illicit drug use
Cocaine/Crack 7.0 2.8Q 5.2 5.3 3.9 7.8 5.5 5.4 4.3Q 8.5 11.7
Speed 3.9 S 1.9Q 2.1Q 3.8Q 7.5 2.1Q 3.2Q 1.6Q 3.4Q 4.8Q
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth 1.0Q S S S 1.2Q 1.2Q S S S S S
Hallucinogens 11.9 5.7 9.3 8.8 5.9 11.5 10.3 10.4 9.3 15.1 18.8
Ecstasy 3.9 2.0Q 3.4Q 3.7 2.2Q 4.4 3.0Q 2.6Q 2.5Q 4.7 6.0
Salvia 1.6 1.3Q 1.8Q 1.9Q 0.9Q 1.8Q 1.5Q 1.3Q 1.5Q 2.0Q 1.3Q
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a 42.2 36.7 38.1 44.0 37.3 45.4 38.7 37.8 33.3 43.6 50.1
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)b 15.1 7.2 11.4 11.2 8.5 17.5 12.2 12.6 10.2 17.3 22.3
Any drugc 42.7 37.2 38.3 44.5 37.7 45.8 39.2 38.2 34.1 44.0 50.8
Drug related harms in past year1
Any drug harm to self - of total population2 2.1 1.5Q 2.5Q 2.0Q 1.5Q 2.2Q 2.4Q 2.0Q 0.8Q 2.2Q 1.7Q

Table 3: Changes between CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2010, overall - Drugs
  2004
Overall		 2008
Overall		 2009
Overall		 2010
Overall

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

(*) Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant.

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among past year users any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, heroin). CADUMS 2010: hallucinogens include salvia.

3 Among past year users CAS (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, steroids), CADUMS 2008 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high), CADUMS 2010 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high)

S - Estimate is suppressed due to high sampling variability

Q - Estimate is qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

a Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

b Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

-- No comparable estimates
N= 13,909 16,640 13,082 13,615
Cannabis use
Cannabis - past year 14.1
[13.1-15.1]		 11.4
[10.4-12.5]		 10.6
[9.5-11.8]		 10.7(*)
[9.8-11.7]
Cannabis - lifetime 44.5
[43.0-46.0]		 43.9
[42.4-45.4]		 42.4
[40.8-44.1]		 41.5
[39.9-43.0]
Cannabis - Age of initiation (Years) 18.8
[18.5-19.1]		 18.4
[18.2-18.7]		 18.7
[18.4-19.0]		 18.4
[18.1-18.7]
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack - past year 1.9
[1.5-2.3]		 1.6
[1.2-2.1]		 1.2
[0.8-1.8]		 0.7(*)
[0.5-0.9]
Speed - past year 0.8
[0.6-1.1]		 1.1
[0.8-1.5]		 0.4
[0.2-0.8]		 0.5Q
[0.3-0.6]
Hallucinogens (excluding salvia) - past year 0.7
[0.5-0.9]		 -- 0.7
[0.5-1.1]		 0.9
[0.6-1.1]
Hallucinogens (including salvia) - past year -- 2.1
[1.7-2.8]		 0.9
[0.6-1.4]		 1.1
[0.8-1.3]
Ecstasy - past year 1.1
[0.8-1.5]		 1.4
[1.0-1.9]		 0.9
[0.6-1.4]		 0.7
[0.6-0.9]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a - past year 14.5
[13.5-15.6]		 -- 11.0
[9.9-12.3]		 11.0(*)
[10.0-12.0]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl salvia)b - past year 3.0
[2.6-3.6]		 -- 2.0
[1.5-2.6]		 1.8(*)
[1.5-2.1]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)b - past year -- 12.1
[11.1-13.2]		 11.1
[10.0-12.3]		 11.1
[10.1-12.1]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)b - past year -- 3.9
[3.3-4.7]		 2.1
[1.6-2.8]		 2.0
[1.6-2.3]
Pharmaceutical Use past year
Pain Relievers - past year -- 21.6
[20.4-22.9]		 19.2
[18.0-20.5]		 20.6
[19.3-21.8]
Pain Relievers to get high -- 0.3
[0.2-0.6]		 0.4
[0.2-0.9]		 0.2Q
[0.1-0.4]
Pain Relievers to get high - among users -- 1.5
[0.9-2.6]		 2.3
[1.1-4.5]		 1.1Q
[0.4-1.7]
Stimulants - past year -- 1.1
[0.8-1.5]		 1.0
[0.7-1.4]		 1.0
[0.8-1.3]
Stimulants to get high -- 0.3
[0.1-0.6]		 0.1
[0.0-0.3]		 S
Stimulants to get high - among users -- 25.5
[12.3-45.5]		 9.4
[2.6-28.6]		 S
Sedatives - past year -- 10.7
[9.8-11.6]		 9.1
[8.2-10.0]		 8.7
[7.8-9.6]
Sedatives to get high -- 0.2
[0.0-0.5]		 0.2
[0.1-0.4]		 0.1Q
[0.02-0.08]
Sedatives to get high - among users -- 1.4Q
[0.5-4.3]		 1.7
[0.6-4.7]		 0.5Q
[0.2-0.9]
Any pharmaceutical - past year -- 28.4
[27.0-29.7]		 25.0
[23.7-26.4]		 26.0
[24.6-27.3]
Any pharmaceutical to get high -- 0.6
[0.3-0.9]		 0.6
[0.3-1.0]		 0.3Q
[0.1-0.4]
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users -- 2.0
[1.2-3.2]		 2.3
[1.2-4.1]		 1.0Q
[0.5-1.6]
Drug related harms in past year1
Any drug harm to self- of total population 2.8
[2.4-3.3]		 2.7
[2.1-3.3]		 -- 2.1
[1.7-2.6]
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs2 36.7
[29.1-45.1]		 37.5
[28.9-47.0]		 -- 36.4
[27.7-45.0]
Any drug harm to self among users any drug3 17.5
[14.8-20.5]		 21.7
[17.6-26.3]		 -- 17.0
[13.5-20.5]

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Table 4: Changes between CAS 2004 and CADUMS 2008 - 2010 by age - Drugs
  CAS 04
15-24		 CADUMS 08
15-24		 CADUMS 09
15-24		 CADUMS 10
15-24		 CAS 04
25+		 CADUMS 08
25+		 CADUMS 09
25+		 CADUMS 10
25+

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

(*) Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant.

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among past year users any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, heroin). CADUMS 2010: hallucinogens include salvia.

3 Among past year users CAS (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, steroids), CADUMS 2008 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high), CADUMS 2010 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high)

4 Revised September 6, 2011

S - Estimate is suppressed due to high sampling variability

Q - Estimate is qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

a Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

b Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

-- No comparable estimates
N= 2,085 1,443 955 3,989 11,519 15,197 12,079 9,626
Cannabis use
Cannabis - past year 37.0
[33.4-40.6]		 32.7
[28.3-37.4]		 26.3
[22.0-31.1]		 25.1(*)
[22.8-27.3]		 10.0
[9.0-11.0]		 7.3
[6.5-8.1]		 7.6
[6.7-8.6]		 7.9
[6.9-9.0]
Cannabis - lifetime 61.4
[57.7-65.0]		 52.9
[48.1-57.6]		 42.9
[37.9-48.0]		 41.4(*)
[39.6-43.2]		 41.8
[40.1-43.4]		 42.1
[40.6-43.7]		 42.3
[40.7-44.0]		 41.7
[39.1-44.2]
Age of initiation (Years) 15.6
[15.3-15.8]		 15.5
[15.2-15.8]		 15.6
[15.2-16.0]		 15.7
[15.5-15.8]		 19.7
[19.3-20.1]		 19.2
[18.9-19.4]		 19.3
[19.0-19.6]		 18.9(*)
[18.6-19.2]
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack - past year 5.5
[4.0-7.4]		 5.9
[3.9-8.9]		 3.0Q
[1.6-5.3]		 2.7(*)
[1.9-3.5]		 1.2
[0.9-1.6]		 0.8
[0.6-1.1]		 0.9
[0.5-1.5]		 0.3Q(*)
[0.1-0.5]
Speed - past year 3.9
[2.7-5.6]		 3.7
[2.3-5.8]		 S 1.9Q(*)4
[1.1-2.6]		 0.2
[0.1-0.5]		 0.6
[0.3-0.9]		 S S
Hallucinogens (excl. salvia)- past year 3.5
[2.5-5.0]		 -- 3.2Q
[1.9-5.3]		 3.4
[2.5-4.3]		 0.1
[0.1-0.2]		 -- 0.3
[0.1-0.6]		 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]
Hallucinogens (incl. salvia) - past year -- 10.2
[7.6-13.6]		 4.4
[2.8-6.7]		 4.6
[3.5-5.6]		 -- 0.6
[0.4-0.9]		 0.3
[0.1-0.6]		 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]
Ecstasy - past year 4.4
[3.1-6.2]		 6.5
[4.5-9.2]		 3.6
[2.2-5.7]		 3.8
[2.8-4.7]		 0.5
[0.3-0.8]		 0.4
[0.3-0.6]		 0.4
[0.2-0.9]		 S
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a - past year 37.9
[34.4-41.6]		 -- 27.3
[23.0-32.2]		 25.9(*)
[23.6-28.1]		 10.3
[9.3-11.3]		 -- 7.9
[6.9-8.9]		 8.1(*)
[7.0-9.2]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)b - past year 11.3
[9.1-13.8]		 -- 5.5
[3.8-7.9]		 7.0(*)
[5.7-8.2]		 1.5
[1.1-1.9]		 -- 1.3
[0.9-1.9]		 0.8Q
[0.5-1.1]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)a - past year -- 34.0
[29.6-38.7]		 27.5
[23.2-32.4]		 26.1
[23.8-28.3]		 -- 7.9
[7.1-8.7]		 7.9
[7.0-9.0]		 8.2
[7.1-9.2]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)b - past year -- 15.4
[12.2-19.3]		 6.3
[4.5-8.9]		 7.9
[6.6-9.3]		 -- 1.7
[1.3-2.1]		 1.3
[0.9-1.9]		 0.8Q
[0.5-1.1]
Pharmaceutical Use past year
Pain Relievers - past year -- 17.7
[14.5-21.5]		 14.6
[11.4-18.4]		 18.2
[16.2-20.2]		 -- 22.4
[21.1-23.7]		 20.2
[18.9-21.5]		 21.0
[19.5-22.5]
Pain Relievers to get high -- 0.9Q
[0.3-2.1]		 1.2Q
[0.5-3.2]		 S -- 0.2
[0.1-0.4]		 0.3
[0.1-0.8]		 S
Pain Relievers to get high - among users -- 4.9
[2.0-11.5]		 8.5
[3.3-20.2]		 S -- 1.0
[0.5-1.9]		 1.4
[0.5-3.8]		 S
Stimulants - past year -- 3.1
[1.8-5.3]		 2.7Q
[1.5-4.8]		 3.2
[2.3-4.0]		 -- 0.7
[0.5-1.0]		 0.6
[0.4-1.0]		 0.6Q
[0.4-0.9]
Stimulants to get high  -- 1.2Q
[0.4-3.3]		 S S -- 0.1
[0.0-0.3]		 S S
Stimulants to get high - among users -- 38.3Q
[15.1-68.4]		 S S -- 14.7Q
[4.4-39.2]		 S S
Sedatives - past year -- 5.5
[3.7-7.9]		 4.0
[2.5-6.4]		 3.5
[2.6-4.5]		 -- 11.7
[10.8-12.7]		 10.1
[9.1-11.1]		 9.7
[8.6-10.7]
Sedative to get high -- 0.8Q
[0.2-2.9]		 S S -- S S S
Sedatives to get high - among users -- 14.4Q
[4.0-40.3]		 S S -- S S S
Any pharmaceutical - past year -- 22.3
[18.7-26.4]		 18.2
[14.7-22.4]		 22.1
[19.9-24.2]		 -- 29.5
[28.1-31.0]		 26.3
[24.9-27.8]		 26.7
[25.1-28.3]
Any pharmaceutical to get high -- 2.1Q
[1.1-4.2]		 1.7Q
[0.7-3.9]		 0.8Q
[0.3-1.4]		 -- 0.3
[0.1-0.5]		 0.3
[0.1-0.8]		 S
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users -- 9.4
[4.8-17.7]		 9.5
[4.2-20.1]		 3.8
[1.5-6.2]		 -- 0.9
[0.5-1.6]		 1.3
[0.5-3.0]		 S
Drug related harms in past year1
Any drug harm to self - of total population 9.5
[7.7-11.7]		 10.8
[8.0-14.5]		 -- 6.9
[5.5-8.3]		 1.6
[1.2-2.0]		 1.1
[0.8-1.4]		 -- 1.2Q
[0.7-1.7]
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs2 42.1
[31.6-53.3]		 42.0
[30.2-54.9]		 -- 41.6
[32.4-50.9]		 28.7
[18.7-41.5]		 29.5
[19.6-41.7]		 -- 26.6Q
[9.4-43.8]
Any drug harm to self among users any drug3 24.0
[19.4-29.1]		 31.5
[24.0-40.1]		 -- 24.7
[20.1-29.3]		 12.7
[9.8-16.4]		 13.5
[10.2-17.7]		 -- 12.2Q
[7.4-17.0]

Table 5: Changes between CAS 2004 and CADUMS 2008 - 2010, by sex - Drugs
  CAS 04
Males		 CADUMS 08
Males		 CADUMS 09
Males		 CADUMS 10
Males		 CAS 04
Females		 CADUMS 08
Females		 CADUMS 09
Females		 CADUMS 10
Females

N – Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

* Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2009 is statistically significant.

(*) Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant.

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among past year users any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, heroin). CADUMS 2010: hallucinogens include salvia.

3 Among past year users CAS (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, steroids), CADUMS 2008 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high), CADUMS 2010 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, pain killers to get high, stimulants to get high, sedatives to get high)

S - Estimate is suppressed due to high sampling variability

Q - Estimate is qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

a Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

b Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin

-- No comparable estimates
N= 5,721 6,583 5,260 5,980 8,188 10,057 7,822 7,635
Cannabis use
Cannabis - past year 18.2
[16.6-20.0]		 14.4
[12.8-16.2]		 14.2
[12.4-16.2]		 14.6(*)
[12.9-16.3]		 10.2
[9.1-11.5]		 8.6
[7.3-10.0]		 7.2
[6.0-8.6]		 7.1(*)
[6.1-8.0]
Cannabis - lifetime 50.1
[47.8-52.5]		 49.3
[46.9-51.7]		 48.0
[45.6-50.5]		 48.8
[46.3-51.3]		 39.2
[37.3-41.1]		 38.8
[36.8-40.8]		 37.2
[35.1-39.3]		 34.5(*)
[32.6-36.4]
Cannabis - Age of initiation (Years) 18.8
[18.3-19.3]		 18.5
[18.1-18.8]		 18.7
[18.2-19.1]		 18.4
[18.0-18.8]		 18.7
[18.3-19.1]		 18.4
[18.0-18.7]		 18.7
[18.3-19.1]		 18.4
[18.0-18.7]
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack - past year 2.7
[2.1-3.5]		 2.3
[1.7-3.3]		 1.5
[0.9-2.6]		 1.0Q(*)
[0.6-1.3]		 1.1
[0.8-1.6]		 0.9
[0.6-1.6]		 0.9
[0.5-1.6]		 0.4Q(*)
[0.2-0.6]
Speed - past year 1.0
[0.7-1.6]		 1.3
[0.8-2.1]		 S 0.5Q
[0.3-0.8]		 0.7
[0.4-1.1]		 0.8
[0.5-1.4]		 S 0.4Q
[0.2-0.6]
Hallucinogens (excl. salvia)- past year 1.0
[0.7-1.5]		 -- 0.7
[0.4-1.3]		 1.3Q
[0.8-1.7]		 S -- 0.8
[0.4-1.4]		 0.5Q
[0.3-0.7]
Hallucinogens (incl. salvia) - past year -- 3.3
[2.4-4.4]		 1.1
[0.7-1.9]		 1.6
[1.1-2.1]		 -- 1.1
[0.7-1.7]		 0.8
[0.4-1.4]		 0.6Q
[0.3-0.8]
Ecstasy - past year 1.5
[1.1-2.2]		 1.7
[1.2-2.5]		 1.1
[0.6-2.0]		 0.9Q
[0.6-1.2]		 0.7
[0.4-1.1]		 1.1
[0.7-1.7]		 0.7
[0.4-1.3]		 0.6Q
[0.4-0.8]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)a - past year 18.7
[17.0-20.4]		 -- 14.7
[12.9-16.8]		 15.0(*)
[13.3-16.7]		 10.6
[9.4-11.8]		 -- 7.6
[6.4-9.0]		 7.3(*)
[6.3-8.2]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)b - past year 4.3
[3.5-5.3]		 -- 2.5
[1.7-3.6]		 2.5(*)
[1.9-3.1]		 1.8
[1.4-2.4]		 -- 1.5
[1.0-2.2]		 1.2
[0.9-1.5]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)a - past year -- 15.3
[13.6-17.1]		 14.8
[13.0-16.9]		 15.1
[13.4-16.8]		 -- 9.1
[7.8-10.5]		 7.6
[6.4-9.0]		 7.3
[6.3-8.3]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)b - past year -- 5.5
[4.4-6.9]		 2.8
[2.0-4.0]		 2.8
[2.2-3.4]		 -- 2.4
[1.8-3.2]		 1.5
[1.0-2.2]		 1.3
[0.9-1.6]
Pharmaceutical Use past year
Pain Relievers - past year -- 18.9
[17.2-20.8]		 18.3
[16.5-20.2]		 20.9
[18.8-22.9]		 -- 24.2
[22.6-25.9]		 20.2
[18.5-21.9]		 20.3
[18.7-21.8]
Pain Relievers to get high -- 0.3Q
[0.2-0.5]		 0.5Q
[0.2-1.4]		 S -- 0.4Q
[0.2-0.9]		 0.4
[0.1-0.9]		 S
Pain Relievers to get high - among users -- 1.5
[0.9-2.5]		 2.8
[1.0-7.6]		 S -- 1.5
[0.6-3.5]		 1.8
[0.8-4.4]		 S
Stimulants - past year -- 1.0
[0.7-1.5]		 0.6
[0.4-1.1]		 1.2Q*
[0.8-1.7]		 -- 1.2
[0.7-1.9]		 1.2
[0.8-2.0]		 0.9
[0.6-1.1]
Stimulants to get high -- 0.2Q
[0.1-0.6]		 S S -- 0.3Q
[0.1-1.0]		 S S
Stimulants to get high - among users -- 22.5Q
[8.5-47.6]		 S S -- 27.8Q
[9.4-58.9]		 S S
Sedatives - past year -- 8.0
[6.9-9.3]		 7.0
[5.9-8.2]		 6.4
[5.1-7.7]		 -- 13.2
[12.0-14.5]		 11.1
[9.8-12.4]		 10.8
[9.6-12.1]
Sedatives to get high -- 0.1Q
[0.0-0.2]		 S S -- 0.2Q
[0.0-1.0]		 S S
Sedatives to get high - among users -- S S S -- 1.6Q
[0.4-7.1]		 S S
Any pharmaceutical - past year -- 24.4
[22.5-26.4]		 22.3
[20.4-24.4]		 24.7
[22.6-26.9]		 -- 32.1
[30.3-33.9]		 27.6
[25.7-29.5]		 27.1
[25.4-28.9]
Any pharmaceutical to get high -- 0.5Q
[0.3-0.9]		 0.7
[0.3-1.6]		 S -- 0.6
[0.3-1.3]		 0.4
[0.2-0.9]		 S
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users -- 2.1
[1.2-3.5]		 3.3
[1.4-7.2]		 S -- 1.9
[0.9-4.0]		 1.5
[0.7-3.3]		 S
Drug related harms in past year1
Any drug harm to self - of total population 3.8
[3.1-4.7]		 3.5
[2.7-4.7]		 -- 2.7
[1.9-3.4]		 1.9
[1.5-2.5]		 1.8
[1.3-2.7]		 -- 1.7
[1.2-2.1]
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs2 37.2
[27.8-47.7]		 36.1
[25.6-48.0]		 -- 35.8
[24.9-46.7]		 35.7
[23.8-49.8]		 40.7
[26.6-56.5]		 -- 37.5Q
[23.4-51.7]
Any drug harm to self among users any drug3 18.4
[15.0-22.3]		 22.8
[17.7-29.0]		 -- 15.8
[11.3-20.2]		 16.0
[12.1-20.8]		 19.8
[13.9-27.5]		 -- 19.2
[13.8-24.7]

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Table 6: Main 2010 CADUMS indicators by sex and by age - Alcohol
  Overall Males Females *1 15-24 25+ *2

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

1 Significant difference between males and females

2 Significant difference between youth age 15-24 and adults age 25+

3 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

4 Among total population

5 Among current drinkers
N= 13,615 5,980 7,635   3,989 9,626  
Alcohol
Lifetime Use 88.9
[87.9-89.9]		 91.3
[90.0-92.7]		 86.7
[85.3-88.1]		 * 79.0
[76.8-81.1]		 90.9
[89.8-92.7]		 *
Past 12 month Use 77.0
[75.6-78.3]		 80.2
[78.3-82.2]		 73.9
[72.1-75.6]		 * 71.5
[69.1-73.9]		 78.0
[76.5-79.5]		 *
Past 30 days Use 62.8
[61.3-64.3]		 68.4
[66.1-70.6]		 57.6
[55.6-59.6]		 * 52.3
[49.7-54.9]		 64.8
[63.1-66.6]		 *
Age of initiation (years) 18.2
[18.0-18.3]		 17.5
[17.3-17.7]		 18.8
[18.6-19.1]		 * 15.9
[15.8-16.0]		 18.6
[18.4-18.7]		 *
Alcohol Pattern
Abstainer 11.2
[10.2-12.2]		 8.8
[7.5-10.2]		 13.5
[12.0-14.9]		 * 21.5
[19.3-23.7]		 9.3
[8.2-10.4]		 *
Former drinker 12.0
[11.0-13.1]		 11.2
[9.4-12.8]		 12.9
[11.5-14.2]		   7.5
[6.1-8.9]		 12.9
[11.7-14.1]		 *
Light infrequent 35.7
[34.2-37.2]		 31.0
[28.6-33.3]		 40.2
[38.2-42.2]		 * 38.7
[36.1-41.3]		 35.2
[33.4-36.9]		 *
Light frequent 32.2
[30.7-33.6]		 36.4
[34.1-38.8]		 28.2
[26.3-30.0]		 * 11.6
[10.0-13.3]		 36.1
[33.4-37.8]		 *
Heavy infrequent 4.6
[3.9-5.2]		 5.6
[4.6-6.6]		 3.6
[2.7-4.4]		 * 11.3
[9.7-12.9]		 3.3
[2.6-4.0]		 *
Heavy frequent 4.3
[3.6-4.9]		 7.0
[5.8-8.2]		 1.8
[1.3-2.2]		 * 9.4
[7.8-10.9]		 3.3
[2.6-4.0]		 *
Alcohol related harms to self3
Any alcohol harm in lifetime4 14.6
[13.5-15.8]		 20.4
[18.5-22.4]		 9.2
[8.1-10.3]		 * 17.6
[15.6-19.5]		 14.1
[12.8-15.3]		 *
Any alcohol harm in past year4 5.7
[4.9-6.4]		 7.6
[6.3-8.3]		 3.9
[3.2-4.5]		 * 12.8
[11.1-14.6]		 4.3
[3.5-5.0]		 *
Any alcohol harm in past year5 7.1
[6.2-8.0]		 8.9
[7.4-10.4]		 5.2
[4.3-6.1]		 * 17.8
[15.4-20.1]		 5.2
[4.2-6.1]		 *

Table 7: Main 2010 CADUMS indicators by province - Alcohol
  Canada NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC

N - Sample size

Q - Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

* Significant difference between province and national estimate

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among total population

3 Among current drinkers
N= 13,615 1,353 1,316 1,328 1,383 1,426 1,407 1,332 1,357 1,377 1,336
Alcohol
Lifetime Use 88.9 88.8 87.4 88.6 87.5 92.6* 87.3 87.1 89.2 86.9 89.5
Past 12 month Use 77.0 76.7 72.2* 72.3* 73.1* 82.5* 75.1 76.6 74.1 73.8* 77.3
Past 30 days Use 62.8 63.3 55.6* 55.9* 57.6* 70.6* 59.8 61.5 60.2 59.5 63.6
Alcohol Pattern
Abstainer 11.2 11.4 12.8 11.6 12.7 7.5* 12.9 13.1 11.0 13.3 10.7
Former drinker 12.0 12.1 15.2* 16.4* 14.4* 10.0 12.3 10.6 15.3* 13.1 12.4
Light infrequent 35.7 36.4 36.8 35.6 38.0 32.4* 36.8 35.8 40.0* 39.6* 34.2
Light frequent 32.2 23.0* 23.1* 22.8* 20.1* 42.7* 28.7* 28.8 23.0* 28.4* 34.4
Heavy infrequent 4.6 8.7* 6.5* 7.2* 7.8* 3.5 5.0 5.8 5.7 3.0Q * 4.1Q
Heavy frequent 4.3 8.4* 5.7 6.5* 7.0* 4.0 4.2Q 5.9 5.0 2.6Q * 4.2
Alcohol Related harms to self1
Any alcohol harm in lifetime2 14.6 12.4 13.6 13.9 12.5 13.3 13.9 15.8 17.9* 16.3 17.8*
Any alcohol harm in past year2 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.2 4.8 7.2 4.6 6.3 6.1 5.4 5.9
Any alcohol harm in past year3 7.1 7.5 7.0 7.1 6.5 8.5 5.8 8.3 8.1 7.0 7.5

Table 8: Changes between CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2010 overall - Alcohol
  2004
Overall		 2008
Overall		 2009
Overall		 2010
Overall

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

(*) Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant.

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among total population

3 Among current drinkers
N= 13,909 16,640 13,082 13,615
Alcohol
Lifetime Use 92.8
[91.6-93.9]		 90.2
[89.2-91.1]		 88.6
[87.5-89.6]		 88.9(*)
[87.9-89.9]
Past 12 month Use 79.3
[78.1-80.5]		 77.3
[76.0-78.6]		 76.5
[75.1-77.8]		 77.0(*)
[75.6-78.3]
Age of Initiation (Years) 17.9
[17.8-18.1]		 18.0
[17.9-18.2]		 18.0
[17.9-18.2]		 18.2
[18.0-18.3]
Alcohol Pattern
Abstainer 7.3
[6.5-8.4]		 9.9
[9.0-10.9]		 11.6
[10.6-12.7]		 11.2(*)
[10.2-12.2]
Former drinker 13.7
[12.7-14.7]		 13.0
[12.0-14.0]		 12.2
[11.2-13.2]		 12.0
[11.0-13.1]
Light infrequent 38.7
[37.2-40.2]		 36.3
[34.8-37.8]		 36.1
[34.5-37.6]		 35.7
[34.2-37.2]
Light frequent 27.7
[26.3-29.2]		 31.5
[30.1-33.0]		 31.3
[29.8-32.9]		 32.2(*)
[30.7-33.6]
Heavy infrequent 5.6
[5.0-6.3]		 4.0
[3.6-4.9]		 3.7
[3.1-4.4]		 4.6
[3.9-5.2]
Heavy frequent 7.1
[6.3-7.9]		 5.1
[4.4-6.0]		 5.1
[4.4-6.0]		 4.3(*)
[3.6-4.9]
Alcohol related harms1
Any alcohol harm to self in lifetime2 22.4
[21.2-23.7]		 17.6
[16.4-18.9]		 16.1
[15.0-17.4]		 14.6(*)
[13.5-15.8]
Any alcohol harm to self in past year2 7.1
[6.3-7.9]		 6.8
[6.0-7.8]		 6.5
[5.6-7.5]		 5.7
[4.9-6.4]
Any alcohol harm to self in past year3 8.8
[7.9-9.8]		 8.7
[7.7-9.9]		 8.3
[7.2-9.6]		 7.1
[6.2-8.0]

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Table 9: Changes between CAS 2004 and CADUMS 2008 - 2010 by age - Alcohol
  CAS 04
15-24		 CADUMS 08
15-24		 CADUMS 09
15-24		 CADUMS 10
15-24		 CAS 04
25+		 CADUMS 08
25+		 CADUMS 09
25+		 CADUMS 10
25+

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

Q - Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution

* Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2009 is statistically significant

(*) Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant.

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among total population

3 Among current drinkers
N= 2,085 1,443 955 3,989 11,519 15,197 12,079 9,626
Alcohol
Lifetime Use 90.0
[85.4-93.2]		 83.5
[79.7-86.8]		 81.8
[77.6-85.4]		 79.0
[76.8-81.1]		 93.6
[92.3-94.6]		 91.4
[90.5-92.3]		 89.9
[88.9-90.8]		 90.9
[89.8-92.7]
Past 12 month Use 82.9
[79.8-85.6]		 78.4
[74.2-82.1]		 75.5
[70.8-79.6]		 71.5
[69.1-73.9]		 78.8
[77.5-80.2]		 77.1
[75.8-78.4]		 76.7
[75.3-78.0]		 78.0
[76.5-79.5]
Age of Initiation (Years) 15.6
[15.4-15.7]		 15.6
[15.4-15.8]		 15.9
[15.7-16.2]		 15.9
[15.8-16.0]		 18.3
[18.1-18.5]		 18.5
[18.3-18.6]		 18.4
[18.2-18.5]		 18.6
[18.4-18.7]
Alcohol Pattern
Abstainer 9.3
[7.2-12.0]		 16.8
[13.5-20.8]		 18.6
[14.9-22.9]		 21.5
[19.3-23.7]		 6.6
[5.8-7.5]		 8.6
[7.7-9.5]		 10.3
[9.3-11.3]		 9.3(*)
[8.2-10.4]
Former drinker 8.1
[6.2-10.3]		 5.2
[3.4-7.9]		 6.5Q
[4.3-9.7]		 7.5
[6.1-8.9]		 14.8
[13.7-16.0]		 14.4
[13.4-15.6]		 13.3
[12.2-14.4]		 12.9
[11.7-14.1]
Light infrequent 38.7
[35.0-42.4]		 35.5
[31.0-40.3]		 37.8
[32.9-42.9]		 38.7
[36.1-41.3]		 38.6
[36.9-40.2]		 36.4
[34.9-38.0]		 35.7
[34.2-37.3]		 35.2
[33.4-36.9]
Light frequent 16.1
[13.3-19.4]		 16.2
[12.8-20.3]		 14.9
[11.5-19.0]		 11.6
[10.0-13.3]		 30.2
[28.6-31.8]		 34.4
[32.9-36.0]		 34.5
[32.9-36.1]		 36.1
[33.4-37.8]
Heavy infrequent 13.3
[11.1-15.9]		 12.7
[9.9-16.0]		 10.6
[7.8-14.2]		 11.3
[9.7-12.9]		 4.1
[3.5-4.7]		 2.6
[2.2-3.1]		 2.4
[1.9-2.9]		 3.3*
[2.6-4.0]
Heavy frequent 14.5
[12.0-17.4]		 13.5
[10.5-17.3]		 11.7
[8.8-15.3]		 9.4
[7.8-10.9]		 5.8
[5.0-6.6]		 3.6
[3.0-4.3]		 3.9
[3.3-4.6]		 3.3
[2.6-4.0]
Alcohol related harms1
Any alcohol harm to self in lifetime2 30.6
[27.2-34.2]		 24.8
[20.8-29.2]		 20.9
[17.1-25.4]		 17.6
[15.6-19.5]		 21.2
[19.9-22.6]		 16.2
[15.1-17.5]		 15.2
[14.0-16.5]		 14.1(*)
[12.8-15.3]
Any alcohol harm to self in past year2 18.3
[15.6-21.4]		 17.9
[14.6-21.9]		 15.1
[11.8-19.2]		 12.8
[11.1-14.6]		 5.0
[4.3-5.9]		 4.7
[4.0-5.5]		 4.8
[4.1-5.7]		 4.3
[3.5-5.0]
Any alcohol harm to self in past year3 21.8
[18.5-25.4]		 23.0
[18.8-27.8]		 20.0
[15.7-25.2]		 17.8
[15.4-20.1]		 6.3
[5.4-7.3]		 5.9
[5.1-7.0]		 6.1
[5.1-7.2]		 5.2
[4.2-6.1]

Table 10: Changes between CAS 2004 and CADUMS 2008 - 2010 by sex - Alcohol
  CAS 04
Males		 CADUMS 08
Males		 CADUMS 09
Males		 CADUMS 10
Males		 CAS 04
Females		 CADUMS 08
Females		 CADUMS 09
Females		 CADUMS 10
Females

N - Sample size

[95% Confidence Interval]

* Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2009 is statistically significant

(*) Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant.

1 At least one of 8 harms to: physical health; friendships and social life; financial position; home life or marriage; work, studies, or employment opportunities; legal problems; difficulty learning; housing problems.

2 Among total population

3 Among current drinkers
N= 5,721 6,583 5,260 5,980 8,188 10,057 7,822 7,635
Alcohol
Lifetime Use 94.6
[93.3-95.7]		 93.0
[91.7-94.1]		 91.0
[89.4-92.4]		 91.3(*)
[90.0-92.7]		 91.1
[89.0-92.8]		 87.5
[86.0-88.8]		 86.3
[84.7-87.7]		 86.7(*)
[85.3-88.1]
Past 12 month Use 82.0
[80.1-83.8]		 81.4
[79.5-83.1]		 80.2
[78.2-82.0]		 80.2
[78.3-82.2]		 76.8
[75.1-78.4]		 73.5
[71.7-75.3]		 73.0
[71.1-74.8]		 73.9
[72.1-75.6]
Age of Initiation (Years) 17.1
[16.9-17.3]		 17.4
[17.2-17.6]		 17.3
[17.1-17.5]		 17.5
[17.3-17.7]		 18.7
[18.5-19.0]		 18.6
[18.4-18.8]		 18.7
[18.5-18.9]		 18.8
[18.6-19.1]
Alcohol Pattern
Abstainer 6.0
[4.9-7.3]		 7.0
[5.8-8.3]		 9.1
[7.8-10.7]		 8.8(*)
[7.5-10.2]		 8.5
[7.4-9.7]		 12.6
[11.3-14.1]		 13.9
[12.5-15.5]		 13.5(*)
[12.0-14.9]
Former drinker 12.2
[10.8-13.8]		 11.8
[10.4-13.4]		 10.9
[9.6-12.4]		 11.2
[9.4-12.8]		 15.0
[13.7-16.5]		 14.0
[12.8-15.4]		 13.4
[12.1-14.8]		 12.9
[11.5-14.2]
Light infrequent 29.4
[27.3-31.6]		 30.8
[28.6-33.1]		 30.2
[28.0-32.6]		 31.0
[28.6-33.3]		 47.4
[45.4-49.4]		 41.5
[39.5-43.4]		 41.5
[39.5-43.7]		 40.2(*)
[38.2-42.2]
Light frequent 33.4
[31.2-35.7]		 36.8
[34.6-39.2]		 37.7
[35.3-40.1]		 36.4
[34.1-38.8]		 22.3
[20.7-24.1]		 26.5
[24.8-28.3]		 25.4
[23.6-27.3]		 28.2(*) *
[26.3-30.0]
Heavy infrequent 7.4
[6.3-8.6]		 5.7
[4.7-7.0]		 3.8
[3.0-4.8]		 5.6*
[4.6-6.6]		 3.9
[3.3-4.6]		 2.8
[2.2-3.5]		 3.5
[2.7-4.7]		 3.6
[2.7-4.4]
Heavy frequent 11.6
[10.2-13.1]		 7.9
[6.6-9.3]		 8.2
[6.9-9.7]		 7.0(*)
[5.8-8.2]		 2.8
[2.3-3.6]		 2.6
[1.9-3.6]		 2.3
[1.7-3.1]		 1.8(*)
[1.3-2.2]
Alcohol related harms1
Any alcohol harm to self in lifetime2 28.3
[26.3-30.4]		 23.7
[21.7-25.8]		 21.4
[19.5-23.5]		 20.4(*)
[18.5-22.4]		 16.8
[15.4-18.3]		 11.9
[10.6-13.4]		 11.2
[9.8-12.7]		 9.2(*) *
[8.1-10.3]
Any alcohol harm to self in past year2 8.8
[7.6-10.2]		 8.7
[7.4-10.2]		 7.9
[6.6-9.4]		 7.6
[6.3-8.3]		 5.5
[4.7-6.5]		 5.1
[4.1-6.3]		 5.2
[4.2-6.6]		 3.9(*)
[3.2-4.5]
Any alcohol harm to self in past year3 10.5
[9.0-12.2]		 10.6
[9.0-12.4]		 9.6
[8.0-11.5]		 8.9
[7.4-10.4]		 7.1
[6.0-8.4]		 6.8
[5.5-8.4]		 7.0
[5.5-8.8]		 5.2
[4.3-6.1]

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