Do Australians consider cocaine to be the drug of most serious concern to the community?
When Australians were asked which form of drug use they thought was of most serious concern for the general community, 4% chose cocaine. The non-medical use of meth/amphetamine was considered to be of most serious concern by 40% of Australians.
When Australians were asked which form of drug use they thought was of most serious concern for the general community, 40% chose the non-medical use of meth/amphetamine, 26% excessive drinking of alcohol, 9% heroin, 8% tobacco smoking, 5% non-medical use of pain-killers, 5% pain-relievers and opioids, 4% ecstasy, 4% cocaine, 2% cannabis, 0.8% non-medical use of steroids/methadone/buprenorphine, and 0.9% none of these drugs
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey.
Please note: No statistical significance testing has been conducted on these data. As a result, no inferences can be made about whether the reported proportions are significantly different from one another.
Percentages may not tally to 100% due to rounding.