'A major concern': 71% jump in cannabis users arrested in 2022, over half aged under 30 and some just 14, says CNB
, adding that recent surveys here had showed that"fuelled in part by the 'normalising' of abuse of cannabis in other parts of the world, a growing proportion of our youths may hold more permissive views on drugs".
Besides cannabis, methamphetamine and heroin form the top three most commonly abused drugs in 2022, with 95 per cent of drug abusers arrested abusing at least one of these drugs.Of the 2,812 drug abusers arrested in 2022, 584 users used more than one type of drug. While cannabis seizures saw an increase, seizures for heroin and crystalline methamphetamine decreased by 30 per cent and 46 per cent respectively.
Just over half, or 52 per cent, of inhalant users arrested were Chinese, 32 per cent Indian and 12 per cent Malay.To tackle the issue of rising number of youths involved with drugs, various preventive drug education initiatives are conducted to highlight the harm caused by drugs and to help youths make informed choices in embracing a drug-free lifestyle, added CNB.
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