In Hackney and the City, 14% of 15 year olds say they have ever tried cannabis and 3% have tried other drugs. Just over half (52%) of those 15 year olds who report having ever tried cannabis say they have used it within the last month. 2 In 2011/12 and 2012/13, the rate of substance misuse-related hospital admissions in people aged 15-24 in City and Hackney was 54.7 per 100,000 population.
The three most common substances reported by young people receiving specialist drug and/or alcohol treatment in Hackney are cannabis, alcohol and nicotine. Almost all (96%) of these service users report using cannabis (Table 2). None of Hackney’s service users report injecting substances.
Table 2: Substances reported by young people in Hackney receiving specialist drug and/or alcohol treatment (only those above 5% shown) (2014/15).

References
- “What About YOUth? survey,” Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2015
- “What About YOUth? survey,” Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2015