Table GPS-4. Last year 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 young adults

Sample size young adults

Cannabis (%)

Cocaine (%) (1)

Amphetamines (%) (2)

Ecstasy (%) (3)

LSD (%)

Belgium

Vlanderen (Brussels excluded)

1

1994

18-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

French Community

2

1996-97

18-34

461

 

 

 

 

 

French Community

3

1998-99

18-34

504

 

 

 

 

 

French Community

4

2000

18-34

282

 

 

 

 

 

National

5

2001

15-34

2758

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

National

1

2002

18-34

1002

22.1

 

2.3

5.9

2.5

Denmark

National

1

1990

16-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

National

2

1994

 

2521

7.0

 

0.5

 

 

National

3

2000

16-34

4141

13.1

2.0

3.1

1.2

0.3

Germany

East Germany

1

1990

12-39

 

0.7

0.0

0.0

 

 

West Germany

2

1990

12-39

19207

4.6

0.4

0.5

 

 

Old and New Länder

3

1995

18-34

3157

9.6

1.8

1.7

2.1

 

Old and New Länder

4

1997

18-34

3058

9.0

1.3

1.1

1.9

 

National

5

2000

18-34

3107

13.0

1.9

1.3

1.6

0.4

National

6

2003

18-34

3775

14.6

1.7

2.2

1.9

0.5

Estonia

National

1

1998

18-34

804

4.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

 

National

2

2003

 

646

10.1

1.2

2.9

3.7

0.8

Greece

Athens

1

1993

18-35

 

5.2

0.4

0.2

 

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

2

1998

15-34

2014

8.8

1.0

0.1

0.3

 

National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands)

3

2004

15-34

2620

3.2

0.2

0.1

0.4

0.2

Spain

National

1

1995

15-34

5813

12.8

3.4

1.9

2.5

 

National

2

1997

15-34

6898

6.7

2.8

1.7

1.6

 

National

3

1999

15-34

6293

12.7

2.7

1.4

1.7

 

National

4

2001

15-34

6915

17.3

4.6

2.3

3.8

 

France

National

1

1992

15-34

373

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan France

2

1995

 

756

10.8

0.4

0.7

 

 

National

3

1999

18-34

753

15.1

0.5

0.1

0.4

0.1

National

4

2000

15-34

4749

17.0

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.5

Metropolitan France

5

2002

15-34

724

19.7

0.7

0.0

0.8

0.3

Ireland

National

1

1998

18-34

318

 

 

 

 

 

National

2

1998

18-34

 

17.7

2.6

5.4

4.9

2.9

National

3

2000

18-34

404

 

 

 

 

 

National

4

2002-03

15-34

 

8.7

2.0

0.8

2.2

0.2

Italy

National

1

2001

15-34

3698

9.2

1.7

0.1

0.3

0.0

National

2

2003

15-34

5231

12.8

2.3

0.4

0.7

0.6

Cyprus

National

1 (4)

2003

15-34

580

18.6

1.0

0.3

3.1

 

Latvia

National

1

2003

15-34

 

8.1

0.4

2.4

1.9

1.0

Luxembourg

National

1

1998

15-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary

National

1

2001

18-34

790

5.4

0.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

National

2

2003

18-34

2319

7.7

0.7

1.9

2.6

0.8

Malta

National

1

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

National

1

1997-98

15-34

9090

9.8

1.4

0.8

1.8

 

National

2

2001

15-34

6687

11.8

2.1

1.2

3.2

0.1

Poland

National

1

2002

16-34

 

6.3

1.3

1.6

0.5

1.0

Portugal

National

1

2001

15-34

6406

6.3

0.6

0.1

0.8

0.2

Slovakia

National

1

2002

18-34

 

7.7

1.4

0.4

1.9

 

Finland

National

1

1992

18-34

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

National

2

1996

16-34

 

5.2

 

 

 

 

National

3

1998

15-34

974

6.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

National

4

2000

15-34

615

4.9

0.5

1.2

0.8

0.4

National

5

2002

15-34

1240

7.1

0.7

1.3

1.3

0.2

Sweden

National

1

1994

16-34

310

 

 

 

 

 

National

2

1996

16-34

476

 

 

 

 

 

National

3

1998

16-34

542

1.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

National

4

2000

16-34

575

1.3

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

National

5

2004

18-34

2985

5.3

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

England and Wales

1

1994

16-34

4329

16.3

0.9

5.1

2.1

2.8

England and Wales

2

1996

16-34

4720

17.6

1.3

6.5

3.5

2.2

England and Wales

3

1998

16-34

4112

19.3

2.4

6.2

3.1

1.7

England and Wales

4

2000

16-34

4910

19.6

4.5

4.4

4.1

1.5

England and Wales

5

2001-02

16-34

9006

19.2

4.0

3.1

4.5

0.8

Northern Ireland

6

2002-03

15-34

 

9.6

0.9

1.5

3.3

0.1

England and Wales

7

2002-03

16-34

8520

20.0

4.3

3.1

4.3

0.6

England and Wales

8

2003-04

16-34

8590

19.5

4.9

3.0

4.1

0.5

Norway

National

1

1999

15-34

794

8.1

1.0

1.5

1.2

 

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]