Table GPS-6. Last month 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

1996-97

(2)

18-34

508

2.6

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

1998-99

(3)

18-34

461

5.5

 

 

 

 

French-speaking Community

 

2000

(4)

18-34

282

7.3

 

 

 

 

National

 

2001

(5)

15-34

2758

5.9

 

0.6

 

 

Czech Republic 

National

 

2002

(1)

18-34

1002

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2004

(2)

18-34

1414

9.8

0.1

0.5

2.3

0.2

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1990

(1)

16-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1994

(2)

 

2521

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(3)

16-34

4141

5.6

0.6

0.9

0.4

0.1

Germany 

East Germany

 

1990

(1)

12-39

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Germany

 

1990

(2)

12-39

19207

 

 

 

 

 

Old and New Länder

 

1995

(3)

18-34

3157

6.1

0.9

0.7

1.2

 

Old and New Länder

 

1997

(4)

18-34

3058

6.0

0.5

0.4

0.7

 

National

 

2000

(5)

18-34

3107

7.2

0.5

0.5

0.7

0.2

National

 

2003

(6)

18-34

3775

7.6

0.7

1.1

0.7

0.2

Estonia 

National

 

1998

(1)

18-34

804

1.0

 

 

 

 

National

 

2003

(2)

15-34

646

3.3

0.0

0.8

0.9

0.0

Greece 

Athens

 

1993

(1)

18-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

 

1998

(2)

15-34

2014

4.6

0.4

0.0

0.1

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

 

2004

(3)

15-34

2620

1.5

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

Spain 

National

 

1995

(1)

15-34

5813

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1997

(2)

15-34

6898

7.3

1.5

0.5

0.4

 

National

 

1999

(3)

15-34

6293

7.9

1.4

0.4

0.8

 

National

 

2001

(4)

15-34

6915

11.9

2.4

1.1

1.5

 

National

 

2003

(5)

15-34

5357

13.4

1.9

0.4

0.7

 

France 

National

 

1992

(1)

15-34

373

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan France

 

1995

(2)

 

756

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1999

(3)

18-34

753

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(4)

15-34

4749

9.0

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

Metropolitan France

 

2002

(5)

15-34

724

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland 

National

 

1998

(1)

18-34

318

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(2)

18-34

 

9.7

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(3)

18-34

404

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2002-03

(4)

15-34

 

4.3

0.7

0.3

0.6

0.0

Italy 

National

 

2001

(1)

15-34

3698

6.6

1.1

0.0

0.2

0.0

National

 

2003

(2)

15-34

5231

8.6

1.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

Cyprus 

National

(4)

2003

(1)

15-34

580

12.8

1.0

 

2.4

 

Latvia 

National

 

2003

(1)

15-34

 

3.7

0.1

1.1

0.6

0.6

Lithuania 

National

 

2004

(1)

15-34

1814

1.5

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.1

Luxembourg 

National

 

1998

(1)

15-34

 

5.6

0.3

 

0.0

0.0

Hungary 

National

 

2001

(1)

18-34

790

2.6

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.1

National

 

2003

(2)

18-34

2319

2.8

0.4

0.8

0.8

0.3

Malta 

National

 

2001

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands 

National

 

1997-98

(1)

15-34

9090

5.1

0.5

0.3

0.7

 

National

 

2001

(2)

15-34

6687

7.0

0.9

0.5

1.3

0.0

Austria 

National

 

2004

(1)

15-34

1754

6.4

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.2

Poland 

National

 

2002

(1)

16-34

 

2.7

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.1

Portugal 

National

 

2001

(1)

15-34

6406

4.4

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.1

Slovakia 

National

 

2002

(1)

18-34

 

5.9

0.0

0.2

0.2

 

National

 

2004

(2)

15-34

578

3.3

0.2

0.0

0.7

 

Finland 

National

 

1992

(1)

18-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1996

(2)

16-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(3)

15-34

974

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

2000

(4)

15-34

615

1.4

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.2

National

 

2002

(5)

15-34

1240

2.9

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.0

National

 

2004

(6)

15-34

1031

4.0

0.1

0.5

0.7

0.1

Sweden 

National

 

1994

(1)

16-34

310

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1996

(2)

16-34

476

 

 

 

 

 

National

 

1998

(3)

16-34

542

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

National

 

2000

(4)

16-34

575

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

National

 

2004

(5)

18-34

2985

1.6

 

 

 

 

National

 

2005

(6)

16-34

9522

1.8

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom 

England and Wales

 

1994

(1)

16-34

4329

9.8

0.3

2.2

0.8

0.9

England and Wales

 

1996

(2)

16-34

4720

10.2

0.5

3.2

1.5

0.6

England and Wales

 

1998

(3)

16-34

4112

11.7

0.8

2.9

1.2

0.2

England and Wales

 

2000

(4)

16-34

4910

12.3

1.6

1.9

2.1

0.3

England and Wales

 

2001-02

(5)

16-34

9006

12.1

1.8

1.3

2.3

0.2

England and Wales

 

2002-03

(6)

16-34

8520

12.4

1.9

1.2

1.8

0.2

England and Wales

 

2003-04

(7)

16-34

8590

12.0

2.4

1.1

1.9

0.2

England and Wales

 

2004-05

(8)

16-34

9913

10.6

1.8

1.0

1.4

0.1

Northern Ireland

 

2002-03

(9)

15-34

 

5.4

0.2

0.3

1.1

0.1

Scotland

 

2003

(10)

16-34

1193

9.5

0.9

0.6

1.6

0.1

United Kingdom

 

2004

(11)

16-34

 

11.6

2.2

1.0

1.8

0.2

Bulgaria 

National

 

2005

(1)

18-34

433

1.7

0.4

0.4

1.1

0.4

Romania 

National

 

2004

(1)

15-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway 

National

 

1999

(1)

15-34

794

4.5

0.1

0.4

0.6

 

National

 

2004

(2)

15-34

1238

4.5

0.7

0.3

0.1

0.0

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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