2015 Young People in Custody Health Survey factsheet: key findings for all young people

This factsheet presents key findings for all young people in custody and includes comparisons between male and female, and Aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal young people. Among the key findings, the report found that non-Aboriginal young people were significantly more likely than Aboriginal young people to have used ecstasy (55% vs 31%), cocaine (43% vs 22%) and hallucinogens (29% vs 18%), but less likely to have used methadone or buprenorphine (3% vs 13%). Males were significantly more likely than females to have used cocaine (33% vs 11%).