Cocaine : Cocaïne

Possession of the drug can result in seven years’ imprisonment, while trafficking and production of the drug can result in life imprisonment. [...] Adults (age 25+): 0.6% of Canadian adults report past-year cocaine use according to the 2013 CTADS.7 This level of use has remained fairly stable since 2008, with the exception of a reduction to 0.3% in 2010.8 Youth (age 15-24): Youth in Canada, including students as well as those not in school, reported past- year rates of cocaine use of 2.4% in 2013 (1.5% in 15–19 year olds, 3.3% in 20–24 year o [...] PaPgaeg e2 2 Canadian Drug Summary: Cocaine Ranking Among Top Five Substances According to CTADS 2013 data, cocaine was the third most used substance after alcohol and cannabis among both the general population and adults.8 In contrast, youth were almost as likely to report the use of cocaine as hallucinogens, although alcohol and cannabis use were substantially more prevalent (Table 1). [...] Data from Phase 3 of the I-Track survey (2010–2012) found that among those who had injected drugs in the past six months, 64% had first injected cocaine before the age of 16.19 Health Canada’s Monitoring of Alcohol and Drug Use among High-Risk Populations Study (HRPS),† a survey monitoring drug use among high-risk populations, found that in 2013 cocaine was the second most commonly used illicit su [...] Also of note, use among street-involved youth ranged from 40.0% in Regina to 62.5% in Halifax and Winnipeg.22 † To be included in the HRPS study, individuals from each of these groups had to have used at least one drug (excluding alcohol and tobacco) at least once in each of the last six months prior to each of the interviews.