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The proportion of adults who say they use illegal drugs has fallen to its lowest level since records began, a Home Office study suggests.
Just over 8% of adults - around 2.7m people - admitted taking an illegal drug during the last year, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
This compares with 11.1% in 1996 and 12.3% at its peak in 2003/04.
But the report found 6% of young adults used nitrous oxide - or laughing gas - in the last year.
Both nitrous oxide and psychoactive drug salvia, which both feature in the survey for the first time, are legal substances.
Illicit drug-use has been largely in decline since 2003 and the figures for 2012/13 represent a 0.7% drop on the previous year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23452987
Just over 8% of adults - around 2.7m people - admitted taking an illegal drug during the last year, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
This compares with 11.1% in 1996 and 12.3% at its peak in 2003/04.
But the report found 6% of young adults used nitrous oxide - or laughing gas - in the last year.
Both nitrous oxide and psychoactive drug salvia, which both feature in the survey for the first time, are legal substances.
Illicit drug-use has been largely in decline since 2003 and the figures for 2012/13 represent a 0.7% drop on the previous year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23452987