Cocaine use continues to be rare in Scotland.
Use increased with age and males tended to use more than females. Low parental control was strongly related to exposure to drugs. Most respondents had received at least one talk about drugs, about half felt that they knew a lot about them and over a third felt that they had learned a lot from TV, parents, police, older friends, same age friends, teachers and newspapers. Those who had been more exposed to drugs tended to rely less on teachers and the police for information and more on older friends and siblings. Parents, siblings, medical and media sources were unrelated to drug exposure.