The total weight of amphetamine-type stimulants (excluding ecstasy) seized in the territory rose by more than 104 per cent in 2014-15 from the year before, from 16 kilograms to nearly 33 kilograms.

The number of seizures rose by nearly 70 per cent over the same period from from 196 to 328, compared with a national rise of 22 per cent, according to the latest Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's Illicit Drug Data Report.

Amphetamine-type stimulants are synthetic drugs that can appear in different forms and include speed, 'dexies', ice, ecstasy and methamphetamine.

The statistical report, released on Thursday, pulls together data from all state and territory police agencies, the Australian Federal Police, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection/Australian Border Force and forensic laboratories.

It also revealed the ACT reported the highest percentage increase in the weight of other and unknown drugs seized in 2014-15.

This includes precursors, anaesthetics, new psychoactive substances and pharmaceuticals.

While Canberrans are more likely to be busted with drugs that arouse their minds, there seems to be a national trend of a pursuit for the perfect pecs, abs and biceps.

The report showed a record number of busts across nearly all drug categories including performance and image-enhancing drugs, with more than 320 kilograms of steroids confiscated nationally by police in 2014-15, up from just 17 kilograms the year before, a whopping 1756 per cent increase.

Overall, there was a record number of illicit drug seizures in Australia – soaring 13.7 per cent to 105,862 in 2014-15.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission chief executive Chris Dawson said the increase in seizures and arrests revealed in the report was a result of the continued vigilance of law enforcement.

But Carrie Fowlie, chief executive of the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT, said more than just law enforcement is needed to tackle the Territory's drug issues.

She said the figures were consistent with a disturbingly high increase in the number of drug arrests for individual drug users in Canberra.

"A key thing that came out of the National Ice Taskforce was that we can not arrest our way out of drug problems and in the ACT, and we have been seeing a rise in arrests for consumers over time," she said.

"What we need to do is change the way that we are approaching this problem and look at the solutions we have in front of us to arrest fewer consumers."

She said the ACT's drug diversion service, aimed at diverting people charged with drug or alcohol related offences out of the judicial system into the health system, was helping but should be improved.

"The program has been independently evaluated and found to be sound and what we can do is upscale and strengthen the diversion programs in the ACT and we can divert more people, which will make a huge difference to the Canberra community," she said.

To help the support services shouldering those diversions and to tackle the drug ice, the federal government recently allocated $2.86 million to Canberra's Capital Health Network for extra drug and alcohol counselling services.

Targeting ice will "by far" reduce danger to the public more than all other illicit drugs, Mr Dawson said.

"While methylamphetamine [ice] is highly addictive and poses a significant risk to the safety of our communities, we can see that supply is more than sufficient to meet demand, and we are still endeavouring to obtain further data to determine the state of the methylamphetamine market," Mr Dawson said.

An ACT Policing spokesperson said campaigns such as 'Dob in a Dealer' also contributed to high seizure rates.

"However, whilst those who seek to do harm to our community continue to profit from these activities, this will be an ongoing battle for ACT Policing and police around the country," they said.

Correction: A previous version of this article said 12.6 tonnes of amphetamine-type stimulants were seized in the territory. This was a national figure.