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The alcohol and drug habits of the Cypriot students are comparatively rather moderate, with the exception of inhalant use. Although the proportion reporting any alcohol consumption during the past 12 months (79%) is rather close to average, the proportion who reported drunkenness during the same period (18%) is less than half the mean for all ESPAD countries. The estimated alcohol consumption on the latest drinking day (2.1 cl alc. 100%) is also low by comparison. About one fourth (23%) of the Cypriot students had smoked in the past 30 days, which is somewhat lower than average. Drug use is very limited – five percent of the students reported use of cannabis or other drugs, seven percent reported use of tranquillisers or sedatives (about average) and three percent reported use of alcohol in combination with pills. The only drug habit for which the Cypriot students are well above the ESPAD mean is, as mentioned above, the use of inhalants, which was reported by 16 percent. |
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