Community Epidemiology Work Group. The Research Group on Drug Use coordinates data on local drug use. The Group produces Fax on Drugs bulletins to circulate timely information about drug use in Toronto. 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 1997 and 1998 the Ontario Drug Monitor. 981 3.0 Seizure Data Seizure data are provided by the Police Services. 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 1997 through February 1999. Purity Data Drug purity information, which refers to the purity of substances seized in the Toronto area, is derived from Health Canada via the Toronto Police Service.