A survey of over 12,000 15-24 year olds across the EU found that three quarters had never used cannabis, though 57% thought it was easy to obtain within 24 hours. 5% had used new psychoactive substances, mostly gotten from friends. Youth cited the internet and peers as top information sources on drugs. Over 90% saw regular cocaine or ecstasy use as highly risky to health. Over half thought cannabis and alcohol regular use also very risky. Over 90% wanted heroin, cocaine and ecstasy to remain banned.

1. EU Youth’s Attitudes to Drugs

3. KEY FINDINGS

5. Cannabis use by young people in the EU

7. Information sources on drugs for EU youth, by age

11. ISSUES FROM THE UK

12. How easy do young people in the UK think it would it be to get drugs in the next 24 hours

13. Cannabis use in the UK

15. Information about drugs

17. The proportion of young people that got information from a school prevention programme in the last year

19. Most effective ways for public authorities to reduce drug problems

20. UK young people's views on the legal status of cannabis