How do Australians use cocaine?
Among Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months, most (97%) reported that snorting was their main method of use.
97% of Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months snorted it as their main method of use, and 3%* used other methods.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA secondary analysis, 2021).
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.
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.
Methods of use included in the ‘other’ category include smoking, swallowing, injecting, and other.