In 2020, around 8.1 thousand drug addicts stated that they initially started taking drugs due to peer pressure or peer influence. In comparison, around one thousand stated that they first started taking drugs to relieve pain.
Reasons given by addicts for initially using drugs in Malaysia in 2020
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National Anti-Drugs Agency. (June 3, 2022). Reasons given by addicts for initially using drugs in Malaysia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971167/initial-reasons-for-using-drugs-malaysia/
National Anti-Drugs Agency. "Reasons given by addicts for initially using drugs in Malaysia in 2020." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971167/initial-reasons-for-using-drugs-malaysia/
National Anti-Drugs Agency. (2022). Reasons given by addicts for initially using drugs in Malaysia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971167/initial-reasons-for-using-drugs-malaysia/
National Anti-Drugs Agency. "Reasons given by Addicts for Initially Using Drugs in Malaysia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971167/initial-reasons-for-using-drugs-malaysia/
National Anti-Drugs Agency, Reasons given by addicts for initially using drugs in Malaysia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971167/initial-reasons-for-using-drugs-malaysia/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Reasons given by addicts for initially using drugs in Malaysia in 2020 [Graph], National Anti-Drugs Agency, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971167/initial-reasons-for-using-drugs-malaysia/