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Table GPS-2. Lifetime prevalence of drug use among young adults (aged 15 to 34) in nationwide surveys among the general population

Country – geographical area

Year

Ref.

Age range young adults

Sample size young adults

Cannabis (%)

Cocaine (%) (1)

Amphetamines (%) (2)

Ecstasy (%)
(3)

LSD (%)

Belgium

Flemish Community (Brussels excluded)

 

1994

(1)

18-34

 

9.2

1.2

2.0

1.3

 

French-speaking Community

 

1996-97

(2)

18-34

508

17.8

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

1998-99

(3)

18-34

461

26.5

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

2000

(4)

18-34

282

30.9

 

 

 

 

National

 

2001

(5)

15-34

2758

19.2

 

4.0

 

 

Czech Republic

National

 

2002

(1)

18-34

1002

38.0

 

4.3

8.8

4.7

National

 

2004

(2)

18-34

1414

38.3

1.8

4.7

14.6

2.5

Denmark

National

 

1990

(1)

16-44

 

36.0

 

 

 

 

National

 

1994

(2)

 

2521

 

 

4.0

 

 

National

 

2000

(3)

16-34

4141

44.6

4.5

9.6

2.6

1.3

Germany

East Germany

 

1990

(1)

12-39

 

1.0

0.1

0.1

 

 

Western Germany

 

1990

(2)

12-39

19207

14.5

1.3

2.7

 

 

Old and New Länder

 

1995

(3)

18-34

3157

19.7

3.6

4.3

3.2

 

Old and New Länder

 

1997

(4)

18-34

3058

19.5

2.2

2.4

3.6

 

National

 

2000

(5)

18-34

3107

30.8

4.0

3.4

3.7

2.4

National

 

2003

(6)

18-34

3775

36.1

5.0

5.4

5.3

3.4

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(1)

18-34

804

9.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

National

 

2003

(2)

15-34

646

 

 

 

 

 

Greece

Athens

 

1993

(1)

18-35

 

15.5

1.5

1.7

 

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

 

1998

(2)

15-34

2014

19.7

2.2

0.7

0.6

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

 

2004

(3)

15-34

2620

10.8

1.0

0.2

0.6

0.4

Spain

National

 

1995

(1)

15-34

5813

22.9

5.9

4.0

3.5

 

National

 

1997

(2)

15-34

6898

31.8

5.2

4.0

4.7

 

National

 

1999

(3)

15-34

6293

28.5

4.8

3.2

4.4

 

National

 

2001

(4)

15-34

6915

35.0

7.7

4.8

7.9

 

National

 

2003

(5)

15-34

5357

39.0

8.9

4.7

8.3

 

France

National

 

1992

(1)

15-34

373

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan France

 

1995

(2)

 

756

27.7

1.8

1.6

 

 

National

 

1999

(3)

18-34

753

32.9

1.9

0.1

1.7

1.5

National

 

2000

(4)

15-34

4749

35.7

1.9

1.4

1.8

2.0

Metropolitan France

 

2002

(5)

15-34

724

39.9

3.0

0.1

1.9

1.5

Ireland

National

 

1998

(1)

18-34

318

26.2

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(2)

18-34

 

30.0

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(3)

18-34

404

19.7

 

 

 

 

National

 

2002-03

(4)

15-34

 

24.0

4.7

4.8

7.1

4.6

Italy

National

 

2001

(1)

15-34

3698

24.5

4.0

1.4

2.6

0.0

National

 

2003

(2)

15-34

5231

29.9

6.2

2.0

3.3

3.0

Cyprus

National

(4)

2003

(1)

15-34

580

24.5

1.4

0.3

5.9

0.3

Latvia

National

 

2003

(1)

15-34

 

19.6

1.9

5.3

5.0

2.2

Lithuania

National

 

2004

(1)

15-34

1814

13.0

0.7

2.2

2.1

0.5

Luxembourg

National

 

1998

(1)

15-34

 

15.8

0.3

 

1.9

1.3

Hungary

National

 

2001

(1)

18-34

790

13.0

1.3

3.6

4.5

3.1

National

 

2003

(2)

18-34

2319

17.4

1.5

4.5

5.6

3.1

Malta

National

 

2001

(1)

18-34

640

4.8

0.9

0.7

1.4

0.5

Netherlands

National

 

1997-98

(1)

15-34

9090

27.3

3.7

3.0

4.4

1.5

National

 

2001

(2)

15-34

6687

31.5

5.1

5.1

7.4

1.6

Austria

National

 

2004

(1)

15-34

1754

28.0

2.8

3.5

4.6

1.8

Poland

National

 

2002

(1)

16-34

 

14.7

1.3

4.1

1.5

2.5

Portugal

National

 

2001

(1)

15-34

6406

12.4

1.3

0.6

1.4

0.6

Slovakia

National

 

2002

(1)

18-34

 

26.9

2.2

1.7

3.9

 

National

 

2004

(2)

15-34

578

28.2

1.7

2.6

7.4

 

Finland

National

 

1992

(1)

18-34

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

National

 

1996

(2)

16-34

 

15.0

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(3)

15-34

974

17.5

1.2

2.0

1.3

 

National

 

2000

(4)

15-34

615

16.6

1.2

2.5

1.4

1.0

National

 

2002

(5)

15-34

1240

22.4

1.5

4.1

3.4

1.7

National

 

2004

(6)

15-34

1031

22.0

2.1

4.1

3.3

1.4

Sweden

National

 

1994

(1)

16-34

310

9.1

0.3

2.9

0.0

0.8

National

 

1996

(2)

16-34

476

11.7

1.2

3.5

0.7

0.0

National

 

1998

(3)

16-34

542

15.5

0.9

2.6

0.5

 

National

 

2000

(4)

16-34

575

13.8

0.8

2.1

0.6

0.0

National

 

2004

(5)

18-34

2985

21.0

 

 

 

 

National

 

2005

(6)

16-34

9522

17.9

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

England and Wales

 

1994

(1)

16-34

 

31.6

3.4

12.4

4.7

7.4

England and Wales

 

1996

(2)

16-34

 

34.5

4.4

14.5

7.5

8.9

England and Wales

 

1998

(3)

16-34

 

39.5

5.8

17.2

8.2

9.1

England and Wales

 

2000

(4)

16-34

 

43.0

9.8

20.3

11.2

10.5

England and Wales

 

2001-02

(5)

16-34

 

42.2

8.7

18.0

11.8

8.3

England and Wales

 

2002-03

(6)

16-34

 

43.4

10.0

18.6

13.0

9.1

England and Wales

 

2003-04

(7)

16-34

 

43.4

11.6

18.4

13.6

9.2

England and Wales

 

2004-05

(8)

16-34

 

41.4

10.5

16.5

12.7

7.3

Northern Ireland

 

2002-03

(9)

15-34

 

25.1

2.9

7.2

11.4

7.8

Scotland

 

2003

(10)

16-34

 

35.9

8.7

16.5

12.5

7.8

United Kingdom

 

2004

(11)

16-34

 

42.3

11.1

17.9

13.4

9.0

Bulgaria

National

 

2005

(1)

18-34

433

8.7

2.4

2.8

2.6

1.5

Romania

National

 

2004

(1)

15-34

 

2.9

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.3

Norway

National

 

1999

(1)

15-34

794

20.9

3.3

5.4

2.5

 

National

 

2004

(2)

15-34

1238

25.5

4.3

5.9

3.6

1.7

Notes:

(1) Cocaine in any form.

(2) For Belgium National 2001 and for Metropolitan France 1995: amphetamines and ecstasy, for Denmark National 1994: hard drugs.

(3) For Spain: ecstasy and other designer drugs.

(4) Results of this survey should be viewed with caution due to important discrepancies with previous surveys and school surveys results. A new survey with a bigger sample was conducted in 2005.

This table aims to provide an overview of national surveys. Exceptionally, some relevant regional surveys are presented. Some city surveys reported by countries were not included as they tend to produce higher prevalence estimates, which are not comparable with estimates for whole countries (or large regions with both urban and rural areas). Athens was included as a reference point for the 1993 survey.

In surveys with small sample sizes results should be interpreted with caution.

Countries were asked to report results using, as far as possible, EMCDDA standard age groups (all adults: 15-64, young adults: 15-34). In countries where age ranges are more restrictive, prevalence estimates may tend to be slightly higher. Some countries have recalculated their prevalence figures using the EMCDDA standard age groups.

For methods and definitions on population surveys in general, see General population surveys of drug use – methods and definitions.

For methods of each survey presented in this table, see Table GPS-1 part (ii).

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

See Table GPS-0.

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