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Smoking is more prevalent than drunkenness among the Italian students, and use of cannabis is slightly more frequent than in many other ESPAD countries. The 12 months prevalence of drinking alcohol was 81 percent, which is the same as the ESPAD average. As indicated above, having been drunk is less common in Italy than in many other ESPAD countries, with about one fourth (27%) of the students reporting drunkenness during the past 12 months. The estimated average consumption on the latest drinking day (3.6 cl alc. 100%) was only slightly lower than the ESPAD average. More than one-third (37%) reported having smoked during the past 30 days. The prevalence rates for both cannabis and other drugs are close to the ESPAD average: 23 percent and 9 percent, respectively, reported lifetime use. Inhalants are not very frequently used and the Italian prevalence rate is about half the ESPAD mean. In contrast, the lifetime prevalence of non-prescription use of tranquillisers or sedatives is somewhat higher in Italy (10%) than in other countries, while the use of pills in combination with alcohol (4%) is close to average. |
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