Drug use in adolescence: trends reported in 2022

Psychoactive substance use among middle school and high school students: results of the EnCLASS 2022 survey.

Alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis: a drop in the age of life-time use and a continuing decline in use

In 2022, experimentation with tobacco and alcohol, and to a lesser extent with cannabis, still begins in the first years of middle school, despite the significant drop in the age of initiation.

While tobacco and cannabis use continue to decline during adolescence, the consumption of alcoholic beverages remains widespread among teenagers in 2022.

Similarly, the relatively high level of heavy episodic drinking (HED), measured for the first time in 2022 among 8th and 9th grade students, reflects the specific role of alcohol among the youngest: HED affects 14.6% of 8th grade and 9th grade students. One in three high school students (34.5%) reported HED.

Perception of easy access to drugs increases with school level

Half of the 12th grade students believe that it would be very easy for them to obtain alcohol and cigarettes if they so wished (49.7% and 45.3% respectively), compared to 1 in 5 students in 9th grade (17.7% and 15.4% respectively).

Electronic cigarettes (“e-cigarettes”) use on the rise

The popularity of e-cigarettes, observed in recent years in the results of the ESCAPAD survey and the EnCLASS 2021 survey, is being confirmed, particularly among younger people.

 

Publication type
Briefing papers
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
OFDT
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
17
ISBN
979-10-92728-79-8
Products & addictions
Alcohol
Cannabis
e-Cigarette
Cocaine and crack
GHB and solvents
Heroin and opioids
Ketamine
LSD and mushrooms
MDMA/ecstasy and amphetamine
Poppers
Nitrous oxide
Tobacco
Themes
Users
Specific population(s)
Adolescents
Women/Men
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Epidemiological surveys