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

Country - geographical area

Ref.

Year

Age range

Sample size

Cannabis (%)

Cocaine (%) (1)

Amphetamines (%) (2)

Ecstasy (%) (3)

LSD (%)

Belgium

Vlanderen (Brussels excluded)

1

1994

18-34

 

9.2

1.2

2.0

1.3

 

French Community

2

1996-97

18-34

508

17.8

 

 

 

 

French Community

3

1998-99

18-34

461

26.5

 

 

 

 

French Community

4

2000

18-34

282

30.9

 

 

 

 

National

5

2001

15-34

2758

19.2

 

4.0

 

 

Czech Republic

National

1

2002

18-34

1002

38.0

 

4.3

8.8

4.7

Denmark

National

1

1990

16-44

 

36.0

 

 

 

 

National

2

1994

 

2521

 

 

4.0

 

 

National

3

2000

16-34

4141

44.6

4.5

9.6

2.6

1.3

Germany

East Germany

1

1990

12-39

 

1.0

0.1

0.1

 

 

West Germany

2

1990

12-39

19207

14.5

1.3

2.7

 

 

Old and New Länder

3

1995

18-34

3157

19.7

3.6

4.3

3.2

 

Old and New Länder

4

1997

18-34

3058

19.5

2.2

2.4

3.6

 

National

5

2000

18-34

3107

30.8

4.0

3.4

3.7

2.4

National

6

2003

18-34

3775

36.1

5.0

5.4

5.3

3.4

Estonia

National

1

1998

18-34

804

9.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

National

2

2003

 

646

 

 

 

 

 

Greece

Athens

1

1993

18-35

 

15.5

1.5

1.7

 

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

2

1998

15-34

2014

19.7

2.2

0.7

0.6

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

3

2004

15-34

2620

10.8

1.0

0.2

0.6

0.4

Spain

National

1

1995

15-34

5813

22.9

5.9

4.0

3.5

 

National

2

1997

15-34

6898

31.8

5.2

4.0

4.7

 

National

3

1999

15-34

6293

28.5

4.8

3.2

4.4

 

National

4

2001

15-34

6915

35.0

7.7

4.8

7.9

 

France

National

1

1992

15-34

373

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan France

2

1995

 

756

27.7

1.8

1.6

 

 

National

3

1999

18-34

753

32.9

1.9

0.1

1.7

1.5

National

4

2000

15-34

4749

35.7

1.9

1.4

1.8

2.0

Metropolitan France

5

2002

15-34

724

39.9

3.0

0.1

1.9

1.5

Ireland

National

1

1998

18-34

318

26.2

 

 

 

 

National

2

1998

18-34

 

30.0

 

 

 

 

National

3

2000

18-34

404

19.7

 

 

 

 

National

4

2002-03

15-34

 

24.4

4.8

4.9

7.1

4.6

Italy

National

1

2001

15-34

3698

24.5

4.0

1.4

2.6

0.0

National

2

2003

15-34

5231

29.9

6.2

2.0

3.3

3.0

Cyprus

National

1 (4)

2003

15-34

580

24.5

1.4

0.3

5.9

0.3

Latvia

National

1

2003

15-34

 

19.6

1.9

5.3

5.0

2.2

Luxembourg

National

1

1998

15-34

 

15.8

0.3

 

1.9

1.3

Hungary

National

1

2001

18-34

790

13.0

1.3

3.6

4.5

3.1

National

2

2003

18-34

2319

17.4

1.5

4.5

5.6

3.1

Malta

National

1

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

National

1

1997-98

15-34

9090

27.3

3.7

3.0

4.4

1.5

National

2

2001

15-34

6687

31.5

5.1

5.1

7.4

1.6

Poland

National

1

2002

16-34

 

14.7

1.3

4.1

1.5

2.5

Portugal

National

1

2001

15-34

6406

12.4

1.3

0.6

1.4

0.6

Slovakia

National

1

2002

18-34

 

26.9

2.2

1.7

3.9

 

Finland

National

1

1992

18-34

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

National

2

1996

16-34

 

15.0

 

 

 

 

National

3

1998

15-34

974

17.5

1.2

2.0

1.3

 

National

4

2000

15-34

615

16.6

1.2

2.5

1.4

1.0

National

5

2002

15-34

1240

22.4

1.5

4.1

3.4

1.7

Sweden

National

1

1994

16-34

310

9.1

0.3

2.9

0.0

0.8

National

2

1996

16-34

476

11.7

1.2

3.5

0.7

0.0

National

3

1998

16-34

542

15.5

0.9

2.6

0.5

 

National

4

2000

16-34

575

13.8

0.8

2.1

0.6

0.0

National

5

2004

18-34

2985

21.0

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

England and Wales

1

1994

16-34

4329

31.6

3.4

12.4

4.7

7.4

England and Wales

2

1996

16-34

4720

34.5

4.4

14.5

7.5

8.9

England and Wales

3

1998

16-34

4112

39.5

5.8

17.2

8.2

9.1

England and Wales

4

2000

16-34

4910

43.0

9.8

20.3

11.2

10.5

England and Wales

5

2001-02

16-34

9006

42.2

8.7

18.0

11.8

8.3

Northern Ireland

6

2002-03

15-34

 

25.0

2.9

7.0

11.5

7.7

England and Wales

7

2002-03

16-34

8520

43.4

10.0

18.6

13.0

9.1

England and Wales

8

2003-04

16-34

8590

43.4

11.6

18.4

13.6

9.2

Norway

National

1

1999

15-34

794

20.9

3.3

5.4

2.5

 

Notes: 

(1) Cocaine any form. 

(2) For Belgium National 2001 and for Metropolitan France 1995: amphetamine+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 is being conducted in 2005.  

This table aims to present 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 big regions with urban and rural areas). Athens was included as reference point for 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 [Methods and definitions - prevalence and patterns of drug use in the general population]. 

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

Sources: 

See [Table GPS-0]