There is a substantial difference between any alcohol consumption during the last 12 months and drunkenness experience during the same period in Cyprus. The former variable was broadly the same as the average (79 versus 83%), while the latter was about half the average (25% compared to 53%). Lifetime smoking was also less reported in Cyprus (54%) than the average (66%), and the difference is even more pronounced in the last 30 days prevalence of smoking (22 compared to 35%). Experience of illicit drugs is very uncommon in Cyprus.

Only 4% reported use of cannabis and 3% experience with other illicit drugs, compared to 21 and 6% respectively for all ESPAD countries. However, experience with inhalants were more common in Cyprus (17%) than in the average of the ESPAD countries (10%). The proportion of students who reported use of tranquillisers or sedatives without a doctor’s prescription is the same as the average 6%. Very few students in Cyprus reported use of alcohol together with pills (2%) in comparison to all countries (7%)