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The Londonderry YMCA carried out a survey in 1997 into recreational drug use by young people in the Waterside area of Londonderry.

The Waterside survey involved 255 final year students (15-17 years old) in three secondary schools.

Main findings

• 46% of respondents had consumed illicit drugs or solvents;
• 32% of respondents were offered drugs outside, eg in a park or street;
• 28% of respondents were offered drugs at school;
• 27% of respondents were offered drugs in disco/pub;
• 7% of respondents offered others drugs at school;
• 4% of respondents offered others drugs in youth club, on holiday or at parties.

Reference

1. McBride L. The chill out room - A contemporary analysis of the youth culture of Derry/Londonderry's waterside. YMCA, 1997.