Young People's Drug and Alcohol Misuse Prevalence Reports from the UK

UK reports on the prevalence of young people misusing drugs, alcohol, and volatile substances. The data is produced by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse and is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in youth drug misuse prevalence based on reported statistics.
• Compare alcohol and volatile substance misuse rates among young people.
• Inform public health intervention strategies based on official prevalence reports.

Strengths

• Data is designated as Official Statistics, suggesting a formal collection process.
• Produced by the authoritative National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
• Last updated date of 2026-07-08 is provided.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

Collection Method

Likely collected through official reporting and treatment systems.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:12.578932; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom