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Percent of population who have ever used drugs	
	Cannabis (ever used %)	BZP party pills (ever used %)	Amphetamines (ever used %)	Solvents (ever used %)
European/other	49.2	14.4	7.9	1.23
Maori	63.4	23	9.8	1.57
Pacific	37.1	10	3.7	0.64
Asian	10.8	3.6	1.8	0

Age of first drug use (% of population group)			
	14 and younger	15–17	18–20	21 and older
Maori	30.8	36.1	20.7	12.4
Non-Maori	16.9	38	27.5	17.4


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