The proportion of students in Norway, who had been drinking any alcohol during the last 12 months, is somewhat lower than the average for all ESPAD countries (76 versus 83%), while the proportion reporting drunkenness experience during the same period is about the same (54 compared to 53%). Smoking among the Norwegian students is a little less common than the average for all countries (62 compared to 66%) and the tendency is the same about smoking during the last 30 days (28 versus 35%).

The proportion of students who have used marijuana or hashish is much lower than the average (9 compared to 21%) and the tendency is the same for the use of any illicit drug but cannabis (3 and 6% respectively). Use of inhalants also goes in the same direction (5 versus 10%), as well as the use of tranquillisers or sedatives without a doctor’s prescription (3 compared to 6%). The use of alcohol in combination with pills is also less common in Norway (5%) than the average of all ESPAD countries (7%).