Psychoactive substances amongst middle school and secondary school pupils: use in 2003 and trends over the past ten years

This issue presents the first results of the French part of the ESPAD 2003 survey (European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs) and concerns the use of psychoactive substances by young 12-18 year-old middle school and secondary school pupils. 

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The quadrennial ESPAD survey, which has been carried out in France since 1999, fits into an ongoing OFDT observation scheme whose aim, since 1997, has been to study uses, attitudes and opinions in relation to drugs. 

ESPAD is carried out under the scientific responsibility of the INSERM "Adolescent health" team (Marie Choquet) and the ODFT "General population surveys" unit (François Beck), in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, National Education and Research (MJENR). 

In addition to the level of the various uses, it is possible to study, over a period of ten years, the changes in the uses of pupils at secondary level, thanks to the previous national surveys: ESPAD 1999 and INSERM 1993.

Publication type
Tendances
No.
35
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
CHOQUET
Marie
BECK
François
HASSLER
Christine
SPILKA
Stanislas
MORIN
Delphine
LEGLEYE
Stéphane
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
6
Products & addictions
Alcohol
Cannabis
Cocaine and crack
LSD and mushrooms
MDMA/ecstasy and amphetamine
Tobacco
Others
Themes
Users
Specific population(s)
Adolescents
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Epidemiological surveys

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