A list of the most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation is available on the Home Office website at the following link:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cdlist.pdf?view=Binary
The latest figures from the British Crime Survey, showing the estimated number of drug users for each drug covered in the survey are shown in the table.
Number (thousand) 2007-08 BCS Used ever Used last year Used last month Class A Any cocaine 2,441 740 330 Cocaine powder 2,408 734 320 Crack cocaine 276 44 31 Ecstasy 2,394 470 164 Hallucinogens 2,869 198 48 LSD 1,655 88 28 Magic Mushrooms 2,198 156 28 Opiates 263 53 35 Heroin 217 34 24 Methadone 134 41 28 Class A/B Amphetamines 3,741 329 113 Class B/C Tranquillisers 901 147 65 Class C Anabolic steroids 179 17 1 Cannabis 9,637 2,382 1,339 Ketamine 423 113 49 Not classified Amyl Nitrite 2,856 472 193 Glues 718 32 13 Any class A drug 4,469 949 421 Any drug 11,467 2,996 1,701 Notes: 1. Estimates are derived by multiplying the prevalence rate by the 2007 population aged 16 to 59 in England and Wales (based on mid-2006 estimates from the Office for National Statistics). 2. It is not possible to add estimated numbers of drug users together for different drug types as users may have taken more than one type of drug.