Table 1.
Prevalence of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among adolescents according to age, psychotropic substance, and gender.
| Male % | Female % | All % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 15 years | 16.4 | 10.7 | 13.3 |
| 16 years | 25.8 | 16.8 | 21.0 |
| 17 years | 35.8 | 22.8 | 28.8 |
| 18 years | 42.3 | 25.0 | 32.3 |
| 19 years | 46.8 | 29.6 | 37.5 |
| Last 30 days' substance use |
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| Tobacco (≥10 cigarettes) | 7.7 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| Heavy drinking | 19.5 | 8.1 | 13.3 |
| Cannabis | 20.4 | 13.2 | 16.5 |
| Solvents | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Tranquilizers | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Amphetamine | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| LSD | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Crack | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Cocaine | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Heroin smoked | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Heroin | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Ecstasy | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Steroids | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Any other drugs | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Alcohol + pills | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Alcohol + cannabis | 15.7 | 9.5 | 12.3 |
| Total | 34.2 | 21.6 | 27.3 |