The British Public’s Views on Drugs

1. The British Public’s Views on
Drugs
Findings from a YouGov poll for The Sun
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2. What is the scale of the drug problem
86 % of the public,
falling to 70% of
18 – 24 year olds,
believe there is a
serious drug
problem in Britain

3. Those who think that particular drugs
are very harmful

4. Those who think that particular drugs
are very addictive

5. The legal position

6. If soft drugs like cannabis were decriminalised, do you
think this would lead to more or less people using
drugs, or would it make no difference?

7. If drugs were decriminalised, do you think this would
lead to more or less crime?

8. Would you support a position where people growing, dealing or
trafficking drugs are still prosecuted, but possession of drugs for
personal use was been decriminalised.