Patterns of drug use in Britain reveal that:

it has increased and is no longer confined to a hedonistic youth subculture
the most commonly used recreational drug is Ecstasy
teenage girls are more likely to experiment with hard drugs than teenage boys
despite a series of moral panics, the use of illegal drugs is very rare
it has increased and is no longer confined to a hedonistic youth subculture  Whereas theorists like Becker and Young described illegal drug use as a hedonistic pastime of youth subcultures, more recent analyses suggest that it has become widespread, particularly in economically deprived inner city areas with mass unemployment. Drug use is arguably a normalized part of youth culture, and illegal drugs are increasingly easy to obtain. 258-259

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