TABLE 3.

Prevalence of misuse of volatile substances, marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, and tobacco in South American secondary school students

		Volatile substances (%)			Marijuana (%)			Cocaine (%)			Alcohol (%)			Tobacco (%)
Country	N	Lifetime	Past year	Past month	Lifetime	Past year	Past month	Lifetime	Past year	Past month	Lifetime	Past year	Past month	Lifetime	Past year	Past month
Argentina	39,961	4.74	2.63	1.40	10.52	6.71	3.80	3.96	2.45	1.46	64.71	53.03	42.25	46.74	30.77	23.64
Bolivia	48,155	3.44	1.21	0.53	4.62	2.25	1.05	1.88	0.94	0.50	39.0	26.67	16.42	41.79	25.38	13.27
Brazila	20,386	16.55	15.25	10.57	6.36	5.11	3.60	1.94	1.70	1.24	69.29	67.45	47.95	26.86	17.23	10.98
Colombia	100,059	4.00	3.49	1.04	8.20	7.09	2.51	1.95	1.66	0.52	76.36	65.43	51.87	47.60	32.01	23.69
Chile	36,108	5.47	2.50	0.99	16.65	12.73	5.28	4.08	2.40	0.99	68.13	56.90	40.14	66.62	50.36	38.33
Ecuador	13,912	5.29	2.27	0.79	6.80	3.56	1.61	2.31	1.20	0.58	60.49	41.70	28.05	53.53	28.04	18.39
Paraguay	20,420	2.67	1.52	0.73	3.69	2.72	1.45	0.90	0.62	0.43	59.79	48.56	40.05	30.70	21.62	13.33
Peru	60,229	4.57	1.82	0.75	4.46	1.82	1.31	1.71	1.01	0.49	50.90	37.55	25.90	42.96	26.78	16.17
Uruguay	8,033	2.91	1.52	0.57	11.40	1.52	5.30	2.30	1.36	0.48	78.16	66.95	50.11	51.17	34.50	23.95

Source: UNODC/CICAD, 2006.

^aDatum on cocaine refers to both cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base paste.