The proportion of students in Denmark who had been drinking alcohol during the last 12 months is higher (95%) than the average (83%). The difference is, however, more pronounced when comparing the proportions of students who had been drunk during the same period (82% compared to 53%). The proportion of students who had ever smoked is about the same (64%) as the average (66%) and the figure of the 30 days prevalence is somewhat lower (30%) than the average (35%).

It is slightly more common in Denmark than the average to have used marijuana or hashish in lifetime (23 compared to 21%). However, the experience of any other illicit drug than cannabis is on the same level as the average (6%). The use of inhalants (8 versus 10%) as well as the use of tranquillisers or sedatives without a doctor’s prescription (4 versus 6%) are rather close to the mean proportions for all ESPAD countries. The proportions reporting alcohol use in combination with pills is the same as the ESPAD average (7%).