YouGov's @MilanDinic1 has conducted an extensive study on drugs in the UK, looking at opinions, attitudes, and behaviours towards both recreational and prescription use
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81% of Britons think drug abuse is a big problem in the UK - and half (53%) see it as big problem in their local area
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Overall Britons think drug laws in the UK are...
Too lenient: 40%
Too strict: 19%
About right: 24%
Who has taken recreational drugs before?
25-39 yr olds: 52% say they have
40-59: 49%
General population: 39%
16-24 yr olds: 26%
60+ yr olds: 24%
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Of the 39% of Britons who say they've taken recreational drugs, which have they tried..?
Cannabis: 93%
Cocaine: 34%
Ecstacy: 27%
MDMA: 24%
Amphetamine: 23%
Hash: 23%
Mushrooms: 21%
LSD: 19%
Ketamine: 11%
Opium: 4%
Crack: 3%
Herion: 3%
Glue: 3%
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Most Britons (56%) say they currently take prescription drugs
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Tory voters (43%) are twice as likely as Labour voters (19%) to say that drug addiction is mostly a result of personal choice
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Labour voters are more likely to think people with drug addiction problems should be dealt with by the NHS, while Conservative voters say it should be the police and the courts
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