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Sally McManus, Professor of Social Epidemiology, City St George's, University of London

Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

Cannabis dependence nearly doubled in the past decade. Kit Viatkins/ Shutterstock

Drug use appears to be changing in England – both in the types of drugs people take and their potency, according to our latest survey of adult mental health and wellbeing.

The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) began in 1993 and is the longest running mental health survey series in the world. This national study gives us one of the clearest pictures of mental health in England. Because it includes people from all walks of life, not just those using NHS services, it shows how mental health is changing across the population.

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