Drug Abuse in Metropolitan Toronto. In Epidemiological Trends in Drug Abuse. Community Epidemiology Work Group. Estimates of adult drug use are based upon the Toronto subsample of the Ontario Drug Monitor. Data are also presented on drug use among Toronto street youth from studies conducted in 1990 and 1992.
All estimates refer to the annual prevalence of drug use.
This report is updated with prevalence rates from the 1996 Ontario Drug Monitor and the 1997 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey. Seizures refer to the confiscation of illegal substances of any quantity made by a Toronto Police official. This report is updated with seizures occurring during the last quarter of 1996 and the first three quarters of 1997. The statistics presented in this report refer to the number of cases presenting themselves for treatment. No new treatment data are available for this report because a new intake form replaced the existing form toward the end of 1996.