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How often do Australians use cocaine?

Among Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months, most (57%) used it once or twice per year.

4% of Australians who used cocaine in the past 12 months used once per week or more, 12% used about once per month, 26% used every few months, and 57% used once or twice per year.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA secondary analysis, 2021).

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.