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Drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England in 2001
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only ever taken cannabis or only ever sniffed volatile substances or
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| From whom got drugs | Type of drug | ||
| Cannabis only | Volatile
substances onlyb |
Any Class A drugs | |
| % | % | % | |
| Any friend | 82 | 65 | 70 |
| An older friend | 37 | 16 | 38 |
| A friend of the same age | 41 | 47 | 25 |
| A younger friend | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Boyfriend or girlfriend | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Brother or sister | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mother or father | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Someone knew of, but not personally | 9 | 8 | 15 |
| A stranger | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Someone else | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| Bases | 949 | 387 | 229 |
a This table also appears in Chapter 3 Volatile Substances.
b Figures should be treated with caution. Only 35% of pupils who had only sniffed volatile substances answered this question and this subsample may be subject to bias (see section 1.4). For this reason, a total column has not been shown on this table, and analysis is restricted to those who on their firstoccasion of taking drugs only took cannabis or only sniffed volatile substances or took any Class A drugs.