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Drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England in 2001

Summary

This is a summary of the report "Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England in 2001" and is also available on the Department of Health website along with the main report (http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/sddsurvey01.htm). An anonymised dataset will be lodged with the Data Archive at the University of Essex. Reports and data files from earlier surveys in the series are similarly available.

Background and targets

Sample Design

Prevalence of taking drugs

Proportions who had taken cannabis and Class A drugs in last year

Prevalence of sniffing volatile substances

Type of drugs taken at age when first took drugs

Relationships between volatile substances, cannabis,

smoking, drinking and Class A drugs

Awareness of drugs

Knowledge of drugs

Schools' provision of information on drugs

Other sources of information

Access to drugs

Why pupils tried drugs

How drugs made pupils feel

Concerns about taking drugs

Family views on taking drugs

Drug taking among peer groups

Attitudes to taking drugs

Prevalence of cigarette smoking

Prevalence of drinking alcohol in the last week

Trends in volume and types of drinks consumed in last week

Social and educational characteristics

Relationships between smoking, drinking and drug use

Recent publications

Contact Points

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