Legal drugs are usually classified by each country's appropriate regulatory body. These current notes do not cover either or tobacco issues. NIH-funded clinical trials findings are released as Clinical alerts . The following statistics are based on the 1995 Australian National Drug Strategy Household survey. Alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in Australia.
Smoking is higher among young women than young men, although males tend to smoke more heavily.
Marijuana is the most commonly used drug after tobacco and alcohol. Marijuana use is no higher in South Australia or the Australian Capital Territory, where its consumption has been decriminalised. Nearly all recent users are aged under 35. Nearly all recent users are aged under 35. Alcohol is responsible for the majority of drug related deaths in persons aged 15 to 34.