The proportion of Ukrainian students who had been drinking any alcohol during the last 12 months is about equal to the average of all ESPAD countries (84 versus 83%), while the proportion reporting drunkenness is above (66 versus 53%). Lifetime and 30 days prevalence of smoking cigarettes are both slightly higher than the average (70 versus 66% for lifetime smoking and 39 versus 35% for the last 30 days prevalence).

The proportion of students who had used marijuana or hashish is the same as the average (21%), while the proportion reporting use of illicit drugs other than cannabis is lower (2 compared to 6%). The figure for use of inhalants is also lower than the average (6 and 10% respectively), and the same is true for tranquillisers or sedatives without a doctor’s prescription (2 versus 6%) and alcohol together with pills (4 compared to 7%).