Canadian Drug Statistics
-47,000 Canadian deaths are linked to substance abuse annually.
-219 000 (23%) Ontario students report that they were offered, sold, or given a drug at
school in the last year.
-Female addicts are 54% more likely to die prematurely because of their drug
use.
-Street youth are 11 times more likely to die of drug overdose and suicide.
-Canada's illegal drug trade hit a 30-year high in 2007.
-A recent national survey found that between 1994 and 2004, the proportion of
-Canadians who reported having used an illicit drug in their lifetime rose from
28% to 45%.
-In its 2008 annual report on organized crime, Criminal Intelligence Service
-Canada (CISC) states that Canada has become one of the primary source countries
in the world for ecstasy.
-About 19 300 Ontario students (2%) said he or she had used crack at least once
in the past year.
-Between 1991 and 2007, opioid-related deaths doubled in Ontario
-Oxycodone prescriptions (known by brand names Oxycontin & Percocet) have
increased 850% in 10 years.
-219 000 (23%) Ontario students report that they were offered, sold, or given a drug at
school in the last year.
-Female addicts are 54% more likely to die prematurely because of their drug
use.
-Street youth are 11 times more likely to die of drug overdose and suicide.
-Canada's illegal drug trade hit a 30-year high in 2007.
-A recent national survey found that between 1994 and 2004, the proportion of
-Canadians who reported having used an illicit drug in their lifetime rose from
28% to 45%.
-In its 2008 annual report on organized crime, Criminal Intelligence Service
-Canada (CISC) states that Canada has become one of the primary source countries
in the world for ecstasy.
-About 19 300 Ontario students (2%) said he or she had used crack at least once
in the past year.
-Between 1991 and 2007, opioid-related deaths doubled in Ontario
-Oxycodone prescriptions (known by brand names Oxycontin & Percocet) have
increased 850% in 10 years.