drug safety, signs and help.

Are you a drug addict who would like confidential help? Do you know someone in your family or a friend who is abusing drugs? Are you worried your child might be experimenting with drugs and would like some information about the signs that are visible from using drugs? I am an ex drug addict of over 11 years, using drugs ranging from cannabis to heroine, crack to acid, and many many more. my aim is to assist anyone who would like help or information on the subject, ranging from drug addicts them selves, to worried parents or anyone who is thinking of experimenting with any kind of drug. in a fantasy world i would just say DONT DO IT, but as we all know life isn't as simple as that. drugs are more readily available and cheaper now than ever before, and users are getting younger by the year, the drugs are getting more and more stronger and dangerous because of the chemicals that dealers use to cut the drugs to make more money. as i said i am a EX drug addict of over 11 years and have been clean for many years, i have first hand experience in a very wide range of drugs and know of virtually every trick in the book a drug addict will try to obtain them, i know every sign that a person is taking drugs, and how devious a person will become to get his/hers next fix. my first hand experience will rival and in my opinion, be better than a drug counsellor who has never taken a drug in his/hers life, but i am not saying not to go to a counsellor for help or information! any information given or received will be 100% confidential and if you wish to stay anonymous that is fine..


The latest statistics from the British Crime Survey 2005/2006 - England and Wales (PDF 617KB) suggest that among young people, aged 16 to 24, use of many drugs has decreased significantly and Class A drug use remained stable.

For the 16 to 59 year old age group, between 1998 and 2005/06, the use of any illicit drug decreased and Class A drug use increased. The increase in Class A drug use is mainly due to a comparatively large increase in cocaine powder use between 1998 and 2000. Between 2000 and 2005/06 the use of Class A drugs has remained stable.

It is estimated that over 11 million people aged 16 to 59 in England and Wales have used illicit drugs in their lifetime while less than three and a half million are estimated to haveused illicit drugs in the last year and approximately two million in the last month.
According to the British Crime Survey 2005/2006 it is estimated that 34.9% of 16 to 59 year olds have used one or moreillicit drugs in their lifetime, 10.5% used one or more illicit drugs in the last year, and 6.3% in the last month.

The survey also estimates that 13.9% of those aged 16 to 59 have used a Class A drug at least once in their lifetime, 3.4% used at least one Class A drug last year and 1.6%last month.

Cannabis is the drug most likely to be used. The 2005/06 BCS indicates that 8.7% of 16 to 59 year olds reported using cannabis in the last year. Cocaine is the next mostcommonly used drug with 2.4% claiming to have used any form of it (either cocaine powder or crack cocaine) in the previous year. This is followed by ecstasy use at 1.6% and use of amphetamines at 1.3%. Amyl nitrite use in the last year is estimated at 1.2% and use of hallucinogens (LSD and magic mushrooms) at 1.1%. Other drugs are more rarely used.

Surveys on a national and local level have found that illegal drug use is only an occasional activity for most people.
Most illegal drug use is experimental or on a relatively controlled, recreational basis.
Most people who use drugs – be it legal or illegal substances – do not come to serious harm.
Age of use

According to the British Crime Survey 2005/2006 the highest levels of recent drug use were reported by the 16-19 and 20-24 year age groups.
Most young people moderate or completely stop using illegal drugs and moderate their alcohol use by their mid to late 20s when they ‘settle down’ and take on adult responsibilities.
A small, but significant, number of people continue to use illegal drugs, and particularly cannabis, into their 30s. Many of these people are parents.
Drug Type

The main mood-altering drug used in the UK is alcohol. Excessive alcohol use causes more problems than use of illegal drugs.
By far the most commonly used illegal drug is cannabis. In many areas by age 16 years a majority of young people may have tried cannabis at least once and between 20 and 25 per cent may be regular users. Use of other illegal drugs is not as prevalent or frequent.
After cannabis, the most commonly used illegal and other socially unacceptable drugs are LSD, ‘poppers’, amphetamine, magic mushrooms, solvents (aerosols, gases and glues etc.) and ecstasy. Most people who use these drugs tend to do so on an occasional basis.