Use of psychoactive substances among 17-year-olds in the French overseas territories (ESCAPAD 2023)
In 2023, the ESCAPAD survey conducted by the OFDT interviewed 2 869 seventeen-year-olds in Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, New Caledonia and French Polynesia. The results confirmed that levels of psychoactive substance use were often lower than those observed in mainland France, while also highlighting marked territorial disparities.
- In 2023, the ESCAPAD survey questioned 2 869 seventeen-year-olds from Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
- Seventeen-year-olds in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and French Guiana reported lower levels of tobacco and alcohol use than their counterparts in mainland France.
- In New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the rates of heavy episodic drinking were higher than in mainland France.
- In Polynesia and New Caledonia, the use of psychoactive substances at age 17 was higher than in mainland France for all substances, especially among girls. Three territories showed higher rates of regular cannabis use: Réunion, French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
- In Réunion, cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy/MDMA use among 17-year-olds were higher than among their counterparts in mainland France.
- In French Guiana, lifetime use of crack cocaine was three times higher than in mainland France.
Publication type
Briefing papers
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
SPILKA
Stanislas
LE NÉZET
Olivier
JANSSEN
Éric
PHILIPPON
Antoine
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
19
ISBN
978-2-488392-03-7
Products & addictions
Alcohol
Cannabis
e-Cigarette
Cocaine and crack
Heroin and opioids
Ketamine
LSD and mushrooms
MDMA/ecstasy and amphetamine
Poppers
Nitrous oxide
Tobacco
Themes
Users
Specific population(s)
Adolescents
Territories
Overseas
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Epidemiological surveys