Perception Surveys

National Drug Perception Survey

NCADA conducts the National Drug Perception Survey (NPS) regularly to understand public attitudes towards drugs, drug-taking, policies, and anti-drug initiatives in Singapore. 

The survey is commissioned to a third-party market research company. The commissioned researcher would conduct the survey according to industry standards and in compliance with Singapore’s personal data protection requirements.

NPS 2023

Fieldwork for NPS 2023 was conducted from July to September 2023. The qualitative survey was conducted with about 3,000 youths (aged 13 to 29) and about 1,500 adults (aged 30 and above). In addition, qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 60 youth and adult respondents.

Key Findings