Key results 2007

Austria is one of the high-prevalence countries on the key variables presented here. It is above average on six of the nine measures. Almost all students (92%) had been drinking alcohol in the past 12 months and more than half (56%) had been drunk during the same period. The estimated amount of alcohol consumed on the latest drinking day (5.5 cl alc. 100%) was above the average for all ESPAD students. Nearly half of the students (45%) had been smoking in the past 30 days, which is well above the mean for all countries. However, the use of cannabis (17%) is slightly below average while the use of drugs other than cannabis (11%) is above average. The lifetime prevalence of inhalants use (14%) is also above the mean, as is that of combining alcohol with pills (12%). Very few Austrian students (2%) had used non-prescription drugs such as tranquillisers or sedatives.

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