Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey

Table 1: Main 2012 CADUMS indicators by sex and by age - Drugs
Cannabis use
	Overall	Males	Females	p<0.05 - sex	15-24	25+	p<0.05 - age
[95% Confidence Interval] Sample size Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cannabis, cocaine/crack, meth/crystal meth, ecstasy, hallucinogens, salvia, inhalants, heroin; abuse of pain relievers, stimulants; sedatives to get high Significant difference between males and females Significant difference between youth age 15-24 and adults age 25+ Table 1 footnotes Table 1 footnote 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. Return to table 1 footnote 1 referrer Table 1 footnote 2 Among current user any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, heroin) Return to table 1 footnote 2 referrer Table 1 footnote 3 Among current users any drug (cannabis, cocaine, meth/crystal meth, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, abuse of pain killers, abuse of stimulants, sedatives to get high) Return to table 1 footnote 3 referrer
=	11,090	4,386	6,704		687	10,403
Cannabis - lifetime	41.5 [39.8-43.3]	47.9 [45.1-50.7]	35.5 [33.4-37.7]		34.8 [29.5-40.1]	42.8 [41.0-44.6]
Cannabis - past-year	10.2 [9.1-11.4]	13.7 [11.8-15.6]	7.0 [5.7-8.2]		20.3 [15.9-24.6]	8.4 [7.3-9.5]
Age of initiation (years)	18.6 [18.4-18.9]	18.5 [18.1-18.8]	18.8 [18.5-19.1]		16.1 [15.8-16.4]	19.0 [18.7-19.3]
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack	1.1 [0.6-1.6]	1.5 [0.7-2.3]				0.7 [0.4-1.1]
Speed
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth
Hallucinogens	0.9 [0.6-1.3]	1.5 [0.9-2.2]			3.9 [2.0-5.8]	0.4 [0.1-0.6]
Hallucinogens (including salvia)	1.1 [0.7-1.5]	1.8 [1.1-2.6]			4.8 [2.6-6.9]	0.4 [0.2-0.6]
Ecstasy	0.6 [0.3-1.0]
Salvia
Heroin
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	10.6 [9.4-11.8]	14.3 [12.3-16.3]	7.1 [5.8-8.3]		21.3 [16.8-25.8]	8.6 [7.5-9.7]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	2.0 [1.4-2.5]	2.9 [1.9-3.9]	1.0 [0.5-1.6]		6.3 [3.6-8.9]	1.2 [0.7-1.6]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)	10.6 [9.4-11.8]	14.3 [12.3-16.3]	7.1 [5.8-8.4]		21.3 [16.8-25.8]	8.6 [7.5-9.7]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)	2.0 [1.5-2.6]	3.1 [2.1-4.1]	1.1 [0.5-1.6]		6.5 [3.9-9.2]	1.2 [0.8-1.6]
Any drug	11.3 [10.1-12.5]	15.2 [13.1-17.2]	7.7 [6.4-9.0]		22.2 [17.6-26.7]	9.3 [8.1-10.4]
Lifetime illicit drug use
Cocaine/Crack	7.3 [6.3-8.3]	9.9 [8.2-11.7]	4.7 [3.8-5.7]		5.5 [2.8-8.2]	7.6 [6.5-8.7]
Speed	4.1 [3.3-4.9]	5.7 [4.3-7.1]	2.5 [1.8-3.2]		2.4 [0.9-4.0]	4.4 [3.5-5.3]
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth	0.7 [0.4-0.9]	0.9 [0.5-1.3]	0.5 [0.2-0.7]			0.7 [0.5-1.0]
Hallucinogens	12.5 [11.3-13.6]	16.6 [14.5-18.6]	8.6 [7.4-9.8]		8.7 [5.7-11.8]	13.2 [11.9-14.4]
Hallucinogens (including salvia)	12.7 [11.5-13.9]	16.9 [14.8-19.0]	8.7 [7.5-9.9]		9.4 [6.3-12.5]	13.3 [12.0-14.6]
Ecstasy	4.4 [3.6-5.2]	5.6 [4.2-7.1]	3.2 [2.4-4.1]		7.9 [5.0-10.9]	3.7 [2.9-4.6]
Salvia	1.8 [1.2-2.3]	2.9 [1.9-3.9]	0.7 [0.3-1.2]		6.5 [3.7-9.3]	0.9 [0.5-1.2]
Heroin	0.5 [0.2-0.7]	0.7 [0.3-1.1]				0.5 [0.3-0.8]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	42.3 [40.6-44.1]	48.8 [46.0-51.6]	36.2 [34.1-38.4]		35.2 [29.9-40.5]	43.7 [41.8-45.5]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	15.4 [14.1-16.7]	19.7 [17.6-21.9]	11.4 [10.0-12.7]		12.2 [8.8-15.6]	16.0 [14.7-17.4]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)	42.3 [40.6-44.1]	48.8 [46.0-51.6]	36.2 [34.1-38.4]		35.3 [29.9-40.6]	43.7 [41.8-45.5]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)	15.6 [14.3-16.9]	20.0 [17.8-22.2]	11.4 [10.0-12.8]		12.5 [9.1-16.0]	16.2 [14.8-17.6]
Any drug	43.2 [41.4-45.0]	49.8 [46.9-52.6]	37.0 [34.9-39.2]		36.9 [31.4-42.3]	44.4 [42.6-46.3]
Pharmaceutical use past year
Pain Relievers	16.9 [15.5-18.3]	15.5 [13.4-17.6]	18.2 [16.5-19.9]		18.0 [13.5-22.6]	16.7 [15.3-18.0]
Pain relievers to get high	0.6 [0.2-1.0]
Pain relievers to get high - among users	3.4 [1.2-5.6]
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high)	0.9 [0.5-1.3]	1.1 [0.4-1.8]	0.7 [0.3-1.2]			0.5 [0.3-0.7]
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high) - among users	5.2 [2.9-7.6]	6.9 [2.7-11.2]	3.9 [1.5-6.4]			3.1 [1.7-4.4]
Stimulants	1.5 [1.0-2.0]	1.9 [1.0-2.8]	1.1 [0.6-1.7]		4.9 [2.2-7.6]	0.9 [0.5-1.3]
Stimulants to get high
Stimulants to get high - among users
Abuse of stimulants	0.6 [0.3-0.9]	0.6 [0.2-1.0]
Abuse of stimulants (includes to get high) - among users	40.1 [22.8-57.4]	32.5 [12.4-52.6]	52.2 [26.9-77.4]		44.0 [17.0-71.0]	36.1 [13.1-59.1]
Sedatives	10.2 [9.2-11.3]	7.5 [5.9-9.0]	12.8 [11.4-14.2]		7.5 [4.4-10.6]	10.7 [9.6-11.8]
Sedatives to get high
Sedatives to get high - among users
Any pharmaceutical	24.1 [22.5-25.6]	21.3 [18.8-23.7]	26.7 [24.7-28.6]		24.7 [19.6-29.8]	23.9 [22.4-25.5]
Any pharmaceutical to get high	0.9 [0.4-1.3]	1.2 [0.4-1.9]				0.4 [0.2-0.7]
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users	3.6 [1.8-5.4]	5.6 [2.2-9.1]				1.8 [0.7-2.9]
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high)	1.5 [1.0-2.0]	1.6 [0.9-2.4]	1.4 [0.7-2.1]		4.9 [2.2-7.5]	0.9 [0.5-1.2]
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high) - among users	6.3 [4.2-8.4]	7.8 [4.2-11.4]	5.2 [2.6-7.7]		19.8 [10.0-29.5]	3.7 [2.1-5.2]
Drug related harms in past year^{Table #t1_fnb1 footnote 1}
Any drug harm to self - total population	2.0 [1.4-2.7]	3.0 [1.8-4.3]	1.1 [0.5-1.7]		5.5 [2.9-8.2]	1.4 [0.8-2.0]
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs^{Table 1 footnote 2}	38.7 [24.1-53.2]	41.7 [24.5-58.9]			43.0 [21.1-64.9]	34.3 [15.8-52.7]
Any drug harm to self among users any drug^{Table 1 footnote 3}	16.6 [11.3-21.9]	18.3 [11.2-25.5]	13.3 [6.2-20.4]		24.1 [13.5-34.7]	13.3 [7.2-19.3]

Table 2: Main 2012 CADUMS indicators by province - Drugs
Cannabis use
	Canada	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC
Sample size Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cannabis, cocaine/crack, meth/crystal meth, ecstasy, hallucinogens, salvia, inhalants, heroin; abuse of pain relievers, stimulants; sedatives to get high Table 2 footnotes Table 2 footnote 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 Return to table 2 footnote 1 referrer Table 2 footnote 2 Asked of all users of any drug (cannabis, cocaine, meth/crystal meth, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, abuse of pain killers, abuse of stimulants, sedatives to get high) ; presented among total population Return to table 2 footnote 2 referrer
=	11,090	1,008	1,008	1,009	1,009	1,008	1,011	1,009	1,010	1,009	2,009
Cannabis - lifetime	41.5	38.7	40.9	42.4	36.4	40.6	39.4	38.5	42.5	44.3	48.7
Cannabis - past-year	10.2	11.0	10.6	12.1	8.5	9.0	9.1	13.2	10.2	11.4	13.8
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack	1.1										1.4
Speed
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth
Hallucinogens	0.9
Ecstasy	0.6
Salvia
Heroin
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	10.6	11.0	10.6	12.2	8.6	9.5	9.6	13.4	10.6	11.6	13.9
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	2.0					2.5		2.9	2.1		2.7
Any drug	11.3	11.1	10.8	12.9	9.2	10.0	10.4	14.7	11.1	12.1	14.9
Lifetime illicit drug use
Cocaine/Crack	7.3	6.6	4.4	5.0	3.4	6.3	7.5	6.3	6.9	7.3	9.9
Speed	4.1		2.6	2.4	2.7	5.2	4.3	2.9	1.9	3.1	3.7
Methamphetamine/Crystal meth	0.7										1.0
Hallucinogens	12.5	8.2	10.2	10.7	6.9	8.9	12.8	12.4	14.2	14.9	17.4
Ecstasy	4.4	4.9	3.6	3.4	2.2	3.7	4.4	3.4	4.1	4.8	6.3
Salvia	1.8		3.1				1.9		4.1	2.0	2.1
Heroin	0.5										0.8
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	42.3	39.0	41.3	43.0	37.3	41.1	40.3	39.7	42.9	45.4	49.5
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	15.4	11.0	12.3	12.9	10.1	13.3	14.7	15.2	15.6	17.6	21.6
Any drug	43.2	39.4	41.8	44.0	38.7	41.9	41.1	41.1	43.9	46.4	50.6
Drug related harms in past year^{Table 2 footnote 1}
Any drug harm to self - total population^{Table #t2_fnb2 footnote 2}	2.0			1.5			2.5	2.2	3.1		2.1

Table 3: Prevalence of drug use and harms, total population, CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2012
Cannabis use
	2004 Overall	2008 Overall	2009 Overall	2010 Overall	2011 Overall	2012 Overall
[95% Confidence Interval] Sample size Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability No comparable estimates. Indicates that the difference between 2008 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2009 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2011 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2012 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2009 and 2008 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2011 and 2010 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2012 and 2011 is statistically significant. Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Table 3 footnotes Table 3 footnote 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. Return to table 3 footnote 1 referrer Table 3 footnote 2 Among past year users any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, heroin). CADUMS 2010-2012: hallucinogens include salvia. Return to table 3 footnote 2 referrer Table 3 footnote 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), CADUMS 2011-2012 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, abuse of pain killers, abuse of stimulants, sedatives to get high) Return to table 3 footnote 3 referrer
=	13,909	16,640	13,082	13,615	10,076	11,090
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]	39.4 [37.6-41.2]	41.5 [39.8-43.3]
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]	9.1 [8.0-10.2]	10.2 [9.1-11.4]
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]	18.8 [18.5-19.1]	18.6 [18.4-18.9]
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack	1.9 [1.5-2.3]	1.6 [1.2-2.1]	1.2 [0.8-1.8]	0.7 [0.5-0.9]	0.9 [0.5-1.3]	1.1 [0.6-1.6]
Speed	0.8 [0.6-1.1]	1.1 [0.8-1.5]	0.4 [0.2-0.8]	0.5 [0.3-0.6]	0.5 [0.2-0.7]
Hallucinogens(excluding salvia)	0.7 [0.5-0.9]		0.7 [0.5-1.1]	0.9 [0.6-1.1]	0.6 [0.3-0.9]	0.9 [0.6-1.3]
Hallucinogens (including salvia)		2.1 [1.7-2.8]	0.9 [0.6-1.4]	1.1 [0.8-1.3]	0.9 [0.5-1.2]	1.1 [0.7-1.5]
Ecstasy	1.1 [0.8-1.5]	1.4 [1.0-1.9]	0.9 [0.6-1.4]	0.7 [0.6-0.9]	0.7 [0.4-1.0]	0.6 [0.3-1.0]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	14.5 [13.5-15.6]		11.0 [9.9-12.3]	11.0 [10.0-12.0]	9.4 [8.3-10.5]	10.6 [9.4-11.8]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	3.0 [2.6-3.6]		2.0 [1.5-2.6]	1.8 [1.5-2.1]	1.7 [1.2-2.2]	2.0 [1.4-2.5]
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)		12.1 [11.1-13.2]	11.1 [10.0-12.3]	11.1 [10.1-12.1]	9.4 [8.3-10.5]	10.6 [9.4-11.8]
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)		3.9 [3.3-4.7]	2.1 [1.6-2.8]	2.0 [1.6-2.3]	1.9 [1.3-2.4]	2.0 [1.5-2.6]
Pharmaceutical use past year
Pain Relievers		21.6 [20.4-22.9]	19.2 [18.0-20.5]	20.6 [19.3-21.8]	16.7 [15.4-18.0]	16.9 [15.5-18.3]
Pain relievers to get high		0.3 [0.2-0.6]	0.4 [0.2-0.9]	0.2 [0.1-0.4]		0.6 [0.2-1.0]
Pain relievers to get high - among users		1.5 [0.9-2.6]	2.3 [1.1-4.5]	1.1 [0.4-1.7]		3.4 [1.2-5.6]
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high)						0.9 [0.5-1.3]
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high) - among users						5.2 [2.9-7.6]
Stimulants		1.1 [0.8-1.5]	1.0 [0.7-1.4]	1.0 [0.8-1.3]	0.9 [0.6-1.2]	1.5 [1.0-2.0]
Stimulants to get high		0.3 [0.1-0.6]	0.1 [0.0-0.3]
Stimulants to get high - among users		25.5 [12.3-45.5]	9.4 [2.6-28.6]
Abuse of stimulants						0.6 [0.3-0.9]
Abuse of stimulants (includes to get high) - among users					27.4 [10.5-44.3]	40.1 [22.8-57.4]
Sedatives		10.7 [9.8-11.6]	9.1 [8.2-10.0]	8.7 [7.8-9.6]	9.1 [8.1-10.0]	10.2 [9.2-11.3]
Sedatives to get high		0.2 [0.0-0.5]	0.2 [0.1-0.4]	0.05 [0.02-0.08]
Sedatives to get high - among users		1.4 [0.5-4.3]	1.7 [0.6-4.7]	0.5 [0.2-0.9]
Any pharmaceutical		28.4 [27.0-29.7]	25.0 [23.7-26.4]	26.0 [24.6-27.3]	22.9 [21.5-24.4]	24.1 [22.5-25.6]
Any pharmaceutical to get high		0.6 [0.3-0.9]	0.6 [0.3-1.0]	0.3 [0.1-0.4]	0.3 [0.1-0.5]	0.9 [0.4-1.3]
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users		2.0 [1.2-3.2]	2.3 [1.2-4.1]	1.0 [0.5-1.6]	1.5 [0.6-2.4]	3.6 [1.8-5.4]
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high)					0.7 [0.4-1.1]	1.5 [1.0-2.0]
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high) - among users					3.2 [1.6-4.8]	6.3 [4.2-8.4]
Drug related harms in past year^{Table 3 footnote 1}
Any drug harm to self - total population	2.8 [2.4-3.3]	2.7 [2.1-3.3]		2.1 [1.7-2.6]	1.8 [1.3-2.3]	2.0 [1.4-2.7]
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs^{Table 3 footnote 2}	36.7 [29.1-45.1]	37.5 [28.9-47.0]		36.4 [27.7-45.0]	41.6 [26.9-56.3]	38.7 [24.1-53.2]
Any drug harm to self among users any drug^{Table 3 footnote 3}	17.5 [14.8-20.5]	21.7 [17.6-26.3]		17.0 [13.5-20.5]	17.6 [13.0-22.1]	16.6 [11.3-21.9]

Table 4: Prevalence of drug use and harms, by age group, CAS 2004 and CADUMS 2008 - 2012
Cannabis use
	CAS 2004 15-24	CADUMS 2008 15-24	CADUMS 2009 15-24	CADUMS 2010 15-24	CADUMS 2011 15-24	CADUMS 2012 15-24	CAS 2004 25+	CADUMS 2008 25+	CADUMS 2009 25+	CADUMS 2010 25+	CADUMS 2011 25+	CADUMS 2012 25+
Sample size Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability No comparable estimates. Indicates that the difference between 2008 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2009 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2011 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2012 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2009 and 2008 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2011 and 2010 is statistically significant. Indicates that the difference between 2012 and 2011 is statistically significant. Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Table 4 footnotes Table 4 footnote 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. Return to Table 4 footnote 1 referrer Table 4 footnote 2 Among past year users any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, heroin). CADUMS 2010-2012: hallucinogens include salvia. Return to Table 4 footnote 2 referrer Table 4 footnote 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), CADUMS 2011-2012 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, abuse of pain killers, abuse of stimulants, sedatives to get high). Return to Table 4 footnote 3 referrer
=	2,085	1,443	955	3,989	671	687	11,519	15,197	12,079	9,626	9,405	10,403
Cannabis - lifetime	61.4	52.9	42.9	41.7	34.0	34.8	41.8	42.1	42.3	41.4	40.4	42.8
Cannabis - past year	37.0	32.7	26.3	25.1	21.6	20.3	10.0	7.3	7.6	7.9	6.7	8.4
Age of initiation (Years)	15.6	15.5	15.6	15.7	15.6	16.1	19.7	19.2	19.3	18.9	19.3	19.0
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack	5.5	5.9	3.0	2.7			1.2	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.7	0.7
Speed	3.9	3.7		1.9			0.2	0.6
Hallucinogens (excl. salvia)	3.5		3.2	3.4	2.0	3.9	0.1		0.3	0.4		0.4
Hallucinogens (incl. salvia)		10.2	4.4	4.6	3.4	4.8		0.6	0.3	0.4		0.4
Ecstasy	4.4	6.5	3.6	3.8	2.6		0.5	0.4	0.4
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	37.9		27.3	25.9	21.9	21.3	10.3		7.9	8.1	6.9	8.6
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	11.3		5.5	7.0	4.8	6.3	1.5		1.3	0.8	1.1	1.2
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)		34.0	27.5	26.1	21.9	21.3		7.9	7.9	8.2	6.9	8.6
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)		15.4	6.3	7.9	5.8	6.5		1.7	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.2
Pharmaceutical use past year
Pain Relievers		17.7	14.6	18.2	14.3	18.0		22.4	20.2	21.0	17.1	16.7
Pain Relievers to get high		0.9	1.2					0.2	0.3
Pain Relievers to get high - among users		4.9	8.5					1.0	1.4
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high)											0.2	0.5
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high) - among users											1.3	3.1
Stimulants		3.1	2.7	3.2	2.4	4.9		0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.9
Stimulants to get high		1.2						0.1
Stimulants to get high - among users		38.3						14.7
Abuse of stimulants (includes to get high)
Abuse of stimulants (includes to get high) - among users						44.0						36.1
Sedatives		5.5	4.0	3.5	4.0	7.5		11.7	10.1	9.7	10.1	10.7
Sedative to get high		0.8
Sedatives to get high - among users		14.4
Any pharmaceutical		22.3	18.2	22.1	17.6	24.7		29.5	26.3	26.7	23.9	23.9
Any pharmaceutical to get high		2.1	1.7	0.8				0.3	0.3		0.2	0.4
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users		9.4	9.5	3.8				0.9	1.3		0.9	1.8
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high)						4.9					0.5	0.9
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high) - among users						19.8					1.9	3.7
Drug related harms in past year^{Table 4 footnote 1}
Any drug harm to self - of total population	9.5	10.8		6.9	5.8	5.5	1.6	1.1		1.2	1.1	1.4
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs^{Table 4 footnote 2}	42.1	42.0		41.6	45.0	43.0	28.7	29.5		26.6	38.1	34.3
Any drug harm to self among users any drug^{Table 4 footnote 3}	24.0	31.5		24.7	23.1	24.1	12.7	13.5		12.2	14.2	13.3

Table 5: Prevalence of drug use and harms, by sex, CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2012
Cannabis use
	CAS 2004 Males	CADUMS 2008 Males	CADUMS 2009 Males	CADUMS 2010 Males	CADUMS 2011 Males	CADUMS 2012 Males	CAS 2004 Females	CADUMS 2008 Females	CADUMS 2009 Females	CADUMS 2010 Females	CADUMS 2011 Females	CADUMS 2012 Females
Sample size Estimate qualified due to high sampling variability; interpret with caution Estimate suppressed due to high sampling variability No comparable estimates. Indicates the difference between 2008 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2009 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2011 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2012 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2009 and 2008 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2010 and 2009 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2011 and 2010 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2012 and 2011 is statistically significant. Cannabis, cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Cocaine/crack, speed, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin Table 5 footnotes Table 5 footnote 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. Return to table 5 footnote 1 referrer Table 5 footnote 2 Among past year users any 5 drugs (cocaine, speed, hallucinogens, ecstasy, heroin). CADUMS 2010-2012: hallucinogens include salvia. Return to table 5 footnote 2 referrer Table 5 footnote 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), CADUMS 2011-2012 (cannabis, cocaine, speed, hallucinogens including salvia, ecstasy, inhalants, heroin, meth, abuse of pain killers, abuse of stimulants, sedatives to get high) Return to table 5 footnote 3 referrer
=	5,721	6,583	5,260	5,980	4,247	4,386	8,188	10,057	7,822	7,635	5,829	6,704
Cannabis - lifetime	50.1	49.3	48.0	48.8	45.5	47.9	39.2	38.8	37.2	34.5	33.6	35.5
Cannabis - past-year	18.2	14.4	14.2	14.6	12.2	13.7	10.2	8.6	7.2	7.1	6.2	7.0
Cannabis - Age of initiation (years)	18.8	18.5	18.7	18.4	18.6	18.5	18.7	18.4	18.7	18.4	19.0	18.8
Illicit drug use past year
Cocaine/Crack	2.7	2.3	1.5	1.0	1.4	1.5	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.4
Speed	1.0	1.3		0.5			0.7	0.8		0.4
Hallucinogens (excl. salvia)	1.0		0.7	1.3	0.9	1.5			0.8	0.5
Hallucinogens (incl. salvia)		3.3	1.1	1.6	1.3	1.8		1.1	0.8	0.6
Ecstasy	1.5	1.7	1.1	0.9	0.9		0.7	1.1	0.7	0.6
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	18.7		14.7	15.0	12.4	14.3	10.6		7.6	7.3	6.5	7.1
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens excl. salvia)	4.3		2.5	2.5	2.4	2.9	1.8		1.5	1.2	1.0	1.0
Any 6 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)		15.3	14.8	15.1	12.5	14.3		9.1	7.6	7.3	6.5	7.1
Any 5 drugs (hallucinogens incl. salvia)		5.5	2.8	2.8	2.7	3.1		2.4	1.5	1.3	1.1	1.1
Pharmaceutical use past year
Pain Relievers		18.9	18.3	20.9	15.8	15.5		24.2	20.2	20.3	17.4	18.2
Pain relievers to get high		0.3	0.5					0.4	0.4
Pain relievers to get high - among users		1.5	2.8					1.5	1.8
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high)						1.1						0.7
Abuse of pain relievers (includes to get high) - among users						6.9						3.9
Stimulants		1.0	0.6	1.2	1.2	1.9		1.2	1.2	0.9	0.5	1.1
Stimulants to get high		0.2						0.3
Stimulants to get high - among users		22.5						27.8
Abuse of stimulants (includes to get high)						0.6
Abuse of stimulants (includes to get high) - among users						32.5						52.2
Sedatives		8.0	7.0	6.4	5.9	7.5		13.2	11.1	10.8	12.0	12.8
Sedatives to get high		0.1						0.2
Sedatives to get high - among users								1.6
Any pharmaceutical		24.4	22.3	24.7	20.2	21.3		32.1	27.6	27.1	25.5	26.7
Any pharmaceutical to get high		0.5	0.7			1.2		0.6	0.4
Any pharmaceutical to get high - among users		2.1	3.3			5.6		1.9	1.5
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high)					0.6	1.6						1.4
Abuse of any pharmaceutical (includes to get high) - among users					3.1	7.8						5.2
Drug related harms in past year^{Table 5 footnote 1}
Any drug harm to self - total population	3.8	3.5		2.7	2.3	3.0	1.9	1.8		1.7	1.3	1.1
Any drug harm to self among users any 5 drugs^{Table 5 footnote 2}	37.2	36.1		35.8	38.2	41.7	35.7	40.7		37.5	49.7
Any drug harm to self among users any drug^{Table 5 footnote 3}	18.4	22.8		15.8	16.6	18.3	16.0	19.8		19.2	19.3	13.3

Table 6: Main 2012 CADUMS indicators by sex and by age - Alcohol
Alcohol
	Overall	Males	Females	p<0.05 - sex	15-24	25+	p<0.05 - age
[95% Confidence Interval] Sample size Significant difference between males and females Significant difference between youth age 15-24 and adults age 25+ Table 6 footnotes Table 6 footnote 1 Based on alcohol consumption in the previous 7 days Return to table 6 footnote 1 referrer
=	11,090	4,386	6,704		687	10,403
Lifetime Use	91.0 [89.9-92.2]	92.9 [91.2-94.5]	89.3 [87.6-90.9]		79.5 [74.7-84.3]	93.1 [92.1-94.1]
Past 12 month Use	78.4 [77.0-79.9]	82.7 [80.6-84.8]	74.4 [72.4-76.4]		70.0 [64.5-75.5]	80.0 [78.6-81.4]
Past 30 days Use	63.3 [61.6-65.1]	69.8 [67.1-72.4]	57.2 [55.0-59.5]		49.9 [44.1-55.7]	65.8 [64.1-67.6]
Age of initiation (years)	18.3 [18.1-18.5]	17.3 [17.1-17.6]	19.2 [19.0-19.5]		16.2 [16.0-16.5]	18.6 [18.4-18.8]
Exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines (LRDG)^{Table 6 footnote 1}
Exceeds LRDG chronic	14.4 [13.1-15.7]	17.3 [15.1-19.5]	11.8 [10.2-13.3]		17.0 [12.5-21.5]	13.9 [12.6-15.2]
Exceeds LRDG acute	9.9 [8.8-11.0]	12.9 [11.1-14.8]	7.2 [6.0-8.4]		12.5 [8.5-16.4]	9.4 [8.4-10.5]
Exceeds LRDG chronic - among drinkers	18.6 [16.9-20.2]	21.2 [18.5-23.8]	15.9 [13.9-17.9]		24.4 [18.3-30.6]	17.6 [15.9-19.2]
Exceeds LRDG acute - among drinkers	12.8 [11.4-14.2]	15.8 [13.5-18.0]	9.7 [8.1-11.4]		17.9 [12.4-23.3]	11.9 [10.6-13.3]

Table 7: Main 2012 CADUMS indicators by province - Alcohol
Alcohol
	Canada	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC
Sample size Table 7 footnotes Table 7 footnote 1 Based on alcohol consumption in the previous 7 days Return to table 7 footnote 1 referrer
=	11,090	1,008	1,008	1,009	1,009	1,008	1,011	1,009	1,010	1,009	2,009
Lifetime Use	91.0	91.2	89.6	90.8	92.0	92.8	90.1	92.8	93.6	88.3	91.4
Past 12 month Use	78.4	76.0	74.0	72.3	73.8	82.1	77.7	79.5	78.5	76.2	78.1
Past 30 days Use	63.3	58.5	56.8	53.1	56.7	68.0	63.1	62.8	62.7	59.4	62.9
Exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines (LRDG)^{Table 7 footnote 1}
Exceeds LRDG chronic	14.4	16.1	12.3	13.0	15.0	16.1	14.5	13.6	14.6	11.9	13.5
Exceeds LRDG acute	9.9	13.4	9.2	10.1	10.4	10.4	9.9	8.6	11.3	8.8	9.9
Exceeds LRDG chronic - among drinkers	18.6	21.5	16.9	18.3	20.5	19.9	18.8	17.3	18.8	15.8	17.6
Exceeds LRDG acute - among drinkers	12.8	17.9	12.7	14.2	14.2	12.8	12.8	10.9	14.5	11.6	12.8

Table 8: Prevalence of alcohol use and exceeding LRDG, total population, CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2012
Alcohol
	2004 Overall	2008 Overall	2009 Overall	2010 Overall	2011 Overall	2012 Overall
[95% Confidence Interval] Sample size Indicates the difference between 2008 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2009 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2011 and 2004 is statistically significant. Table 8 footnotes Table 8 footnote 1 Based on alcohol consumption in the previous 7 days Return to table 8 footnote 1 referrer
=	13,909	16,640	13,082	13,615	10,076	11,090
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]	89.7 [88.4-91.0]	91.0 [89.9-92.2]
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]	78.0 [76.4-79.5]	78.4 [77.0-79.9]
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]	18.1 [18.0-18.3]	18.3 [18.1-18.5]
Exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines^{Table 8 footnote 1}
Exceeds LRDG chronic	14.3 [13.2-15.3]	15.0 [13.9-16.2]	14.5 [13.3-15.7]	14.5 [13.4-15.6]	14.4 [13.1-15.8]	14.4 [13.1-15.7]
Exceeds LRDG acute	10.2 [9.2-11.1]	10.9 [9.8-11.9]	11.7 [10.5-12.9]	10.5 [9.5-11.5]	10.1 [8.9-11.2]	9.9 [8.8-11.0]
Exceeds LRDG chronic - among drinkers	18.0 [16.7-19.4]	19.8 [18.3-21.2]	19.1 [17.6-20.7]	19.1 [17.6-20.5]	18.7 [17.0-20.4]	18.6 [16.9-20.2]
Exceeds LRDG acute - among drinkers	12.9 [11.7-14.0]	14.3 [12.9-15.6]	15.5 [14.0-17.0]	13.8 [12.6-15.1]	13.1 [11.6-14.5]	12.8 [11.4-14.2]

Table 9: Prevalence of alcohol use and Exceeding LRDG, by age, CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2012
Alcohol
	CAS 2004 15-24	CADUMS 2008 15-24	CADUMS 2009 15-24	CADUMS 2010 15-24	CADUMS 2011 15-24	CADUMS 2012 15-24	CAS 2004 25+	CADUMS 2008 25+	CADUMS 2009 25+	CADUMS 2010 25+	CADUMS 2011 25+	CADUMS 2012 25+
Sample size Indicates the difference between 2009 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2011 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2012 and 2004 is statistically significant. Table 9 footnotes Table 9 footnote 1 Based on alcohol consumption in the previous 7 days Return to table 9 footnote 1 referrer
=	2,085	1,443	955	3,989	671	687	11,519	15,197	12,079	9,626	9,405	10,403
Lifetime Use	90.0	83.5	81.8	79.0	77.9	79.5	93.6	91.4	89.9	90.9	92.0	93.1
Past 12 month Use	82.9	78.4	75.5	71.5	70.8	70.0	78.8	77.1	76.7	78.0	79.3	80.0
Age of initiation (years)	15.6	15.6	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.2	18.3	18.5	18.4	18.6	18.5	18.6
Exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines^{Table 9 footnote 1}
Exceeds LRDG chronic	18.6	22.8	19.8	18.4	14.9	17.0	9.8	13.6	13.4	13.8	14.4	13.9
Exceeds LRDG acute	13.7	18.4	17.4	15.1	12.8	12.5	6.4	9.4	10.6	9.6	9.5	9.4
Exceeds LRDG chronic - among drinkers	22.4	29.5	26.4	25.9	21.1	24.4	13.0	17.9	17.7	17.8	18.3	17.6
Exceeds LRDG acute - among drinkers	16.5	23.8	23.2	21.3	18.1	17.9	8.6	12.4	13.9	12.5	12.2	11.9

Table 10: Prevalence of alcohol use and exceeding LRDG, by sex, CAS 2004, CADUMS 2008 - 2012
Alcohol
	CAS 2004 Males	CADUMS 2008 Males	CADUMS 2009 Males	CADUMS 2010 Males	CADUMS 2011 Males	CADUMS 2012 Males	CAS 2004 Females	CADUMS 2008 Females	CADUMS 2009 Females	CADUMS 2010 Females	CADUMS 2011 Females	CADUMS 2012 Females
Sample size Indicates the difference between 2008 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2009 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2010 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2011 and 2004 is statistically significant. Indicates the difference between 2012 and 2011 is statistically significant. Table 10 footnotes Table 10 footnote 1 Based on alcohol consumption in the previous 7 days Return to table 10 footnote 1 referrer
=	5,721	6,583	5,260	5,980	4,247	4,386	8,188	10,057	7,822	7,635	5,829	6,704
Lifetime Use	94.6	93.0	91.0	91.3	92.9	92.9	91.1	87.5	86.3	86.7	86.8	89.3
Past 12 month Use	82.0	81.4	80.2	80.2	81.9	82.7	76.8	73.5	73.0	73.9	74.3	74.4
Age of initiation (years)	17.1	17.4	17.3	17.5	17.5	17.3	18.7	18.6	18.7	18.8	18.8	19.2
Exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines^{Table #t10_fnb10 footnote 1}
Exceeds LRDG chronic	17.2	18.9	17.6	17.2	18.1	17.3	11.5	11.6	11.6	12.1	11.1	11.8
Exceeds LRDG acute	13.0	14.8	15.2	13.6	13.5	12.9	7.5	7.4	8.5	7.7	7.0	7.2
Exceeds LRDG chronic - among drinkers	21.1	23.6	22.2	21.8	22.3	21.2	15.0	16.0	22.2	16.4	15.0	15.9
Exceeds LRDG acute - among drinkers	15.9	18.5	19.1	17.1	16.6	15.8	9.8	10.1	11.8	10.5	9.5	9.7

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