Are Australians who use cocaine more likely to have high levels of psychological distress, compared to those who do not use cocaine?
Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months were significantly more likely to report high/very high levels of psychological distress, compared to those who had not used cocaine.
44%% of Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months reported high/very high levels of psychological distress, compared to 22% of non-cocaine users.
56% of Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months reported low-moderate levels of psychological distress, compared to 78% of non-cocaine users.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2022-23 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. (NCETA secondary analysis, 2024).