Trends in drug use among adolescents admitted to residential treatment in Australia

*Data are number and proportion of participants unless otherwise indicated. u population surveys. These show alcohol, cannabis and tobacco to be the most commonly used drugs among adolescents. The National Drug Strategy Household Survey found that methamphetamine use has remained very low (2%) and stable among 14e19 year olds, with no rise in methamphetamine use overall in the population; however, there was a change in the main form, with crystal (“ice”) replacing powder.