2002 Alcohol & Drug

In early 2002, the NWT Bureau of Statistics, in partnership with the Department of Health & Social Services, completed the 2002 NWT Alcohol & Drug Survey. This survey was completed with 1,295 territorial residents in communities throughout the Northwest Territories.

The 2002 NWT Alcohol & Drug Survey collected information on patterns of alcohol and drug use of territorial residents. In addition, information was collected on the impact of alcohol use on territorial communities, the use of marijuana and other drugs, and solvents use in the Northwest Territories. Information was also collected in the survey on tobacco use and on gambling activities of territorial residents.

A report containing a compendium of results from the survey is currently being finalized. As an interim step, the following file provides a profile for the Northwest Territories for 2002 of alcohol use, marijuana use, cigarette smoking and gambling activity by selected socio-demographic characteristics.