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Drug use in Canada

Statistics report on drug use in Canada

This report presents facts and figures on drug use in Canada. It includes information on the prevalence of drug use, drug use among teens, drug-related hospitalizations and deaths, and drug use at supervised consumption sites. It also includes a special chapter on the economic burden of substance use in Canada.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Lifetime illegal drug use among Canadians as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic Illegal drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic Non-medical cannabis use in Canada 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic Canada: number of drug related offenses 2023, by territory or province
  • Basic Statistic Canadians who perceived opioid addiction and death as a serious problem as of 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadians for or against policies to combat the opioid issue as of 2020

Use

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  • Premium Statistic Lifetime illegal drug use among Canadians as of 2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime illegal drug use among Canadians as of 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Illegal drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Illegal drug use in the past year among Canadians as of 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime cannabis use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime hallucinogen use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime cocaine/crack use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime ecstasy use among Canadians as of 2019, by territory

Use among teens

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  • Basic Statistic Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019
  • Premium Statistic Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Illicit drug use in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by grade
  • Basic Statistic Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019
  • Premium Statistic Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2018-2019, by grade

Hospitalization and death

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  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths from mental disorders due to substance abuse in Canada 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths of Canadians with mental disorders due to substance use 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Opioid poisoning hospitalization in Canada 2016-2023, by number and rate
  • Premium Statistic Opioid poisoning hospitalization rates in Canada 2023, by province
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2024, by age
  • Basic Statistic Deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2024, by province
  • Premium Statistic Death rate from opioid overdose in Canada in 2024, by province
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canadian provinces in 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada involving fentanyl 2024, by province

Supervised consumption sites

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  • Basic Statistic Frequency of drugs used for all visits to SCS in Canada between 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Canada: monthly number of clients who visited SCS from March 2020 to August 2024
  • Premium Statistic Monthly non-fatal drug overdoses in SCS in Canada 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of overdoses in SCS treated with naloxone in Canada between 2020-2024

Economic burden

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  • Basic Statistic Economic burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by cost type
  • Basic Statistic Economic burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by substance type
  • Premium Statistic Healthcare burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by substance type
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of economic burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by cost type
  • Premium Statistic Economic burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by substance type
  • Premium Statistic Healthcare cost burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by province
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