Kenneth Clarke MP stated that the war on drugs over the past 30 years has not achieved much progress and that we are plainly losing the fight against drugs. However, recent data shows that drug use among both 11-15 year olds and 16-24 year olds has been falling. While cannabis remains the most widely used illicit drug in both age groups, overall drug use has declined for teenagers and young adults in the past year according to surveys from 2011-2012 in England and Wales.