Alcohol and Drug Stats 2016 by Kelly https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor Made with an open mind en-us 2016-10-17 20:53:09 UTC 2026-02-21 06:11:11 UTC hello@padlet.com one in six (16.6%) New Zealanders aged 16–64 years had used drugs recreationally in the past year. maria13265 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131312547 2016-10-17 21:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131312547 Eleven percent of adults aged 15 years and over reported using cannabis in the last 12 months (defined here as cannabis users). Cannabis was used by 15% of men and 8.0% of women. Māori adults and adults living in the most deprived areas were more likely to report using cannabis in the last 12 months. Thirty-four percent of cannabis users reported using cannabis at least weekly in the last 12 months. Male cannabis users were more likely to report using cannabis at least weekly in the last 12 months. hanna13041 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131312559 2016-10-17 21:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131312559 hanna13041 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131312821 n 2012/13, 0.2 percent of New Zealand adults aged 16–64 years reported having used amphetamines at least monthly and 0.9 percent reported having used amphetamines in the past year. The mean age of ‘past year’ amphetamine users among New Zealanders aged 16–64 years was 29 years.]]> 2016-10-17 21:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131312821 hanna13041 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313090 Younger people tend to drink at higher volumes but with less frequency, while older drinkers tend to drink at lower volumes but with greater frequency.]]> 2016-10-17 21:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313090 maria13265 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313486 Thirty-six percent of cannabis users who drove in the past year reported driving under the influence of cannabis in the last 12 months. Men were more likely to have done so.

https://www.drugfoundation.org.nz/drug-information/drugs-in-new-zealand]]> 2016-10-17 21:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313486 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313574 8.4% of past-year drinkers consumed a large amount of alcohol (more than six standard drinks for males or four for females on a drinking occasion), at least once a week (Ministry of Health, 2015).

]]> 2016-10-17 21:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313574 maria13265 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313630 Eight percent of cannabis users reported a time in the last 12 months that cannabis use had a harmful effect on their mental health. Younger cannabis users (aged 25–34 years) were most affected, with reported harm to mental health decreasing markedly by age 55+ years.

https://www.drugfoundation.org.nz/drug-information/drugs-in-new-zealand]]> 2016-10-17 21:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313630 maria13265 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313680 Two percent (2.1%) of cannabis users reported experiencing legal problems because of their use in the last 12 months

https://www.drugfoundation.org.nz/drug-information/drugs-in-new-zealand]]> 2016-10-17 21:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131313680 chloe13144 https://padlet.com/kocarroll/wjqqqsg4rlor/wish/131314360 The proportion of NZers who have had an alcoholic drink in the last year has dropped from 84% to 80%
The proportion of 15 to 17 year olds who had a drink in the last year has dropped from 75% to 59%. This shows how absolutely wrong it would have been to increase the alcohol purchase age to 20. The current age of 18 is leading to fewer young people drinking than in the past.
The proportion of adults who have “hazardous” drinking has dropped from 26% to 22% for men and from 11% to 9% for women.
The proportion of 18 – 24 year old drinkers who are hazardous drinkers has fallen from 49% to 36%.
The more deprived the area someone lives in, the less likely they are to drink, but if they do the more likely they are to be a hazardous drinker. 11% of adults who live in the least deprived areas are hazardous drinkers compared to 18% of adults in the most deprived areas.
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