One in four 'has taken drugs'

Sunday, 21 April, 2002, 04:46 GMT 05:46 UK

More than a quarter of adults in Britain have taken illegal drugs, according to a survey.

The study for the Observer newspaper, suggests 13 million adults - 28% of the adult population - have used drugs including cannabis and ecstasy.

It also revealed two million people say they took drugs while under the age of 14 and more than half of 16 to 24-year-olds have tried illegal substances.

Roger Howard, chief executive of Drugscope, said the findings did not surprise him.

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