Drugs statistics - young people

Taken from
The life of women and men in Europe
2008 edition

Proportion of young men and women aged 15-24 who smoke, 2004

Germany
women = about 44 %
men = about 50 %

UK
women = about 36 %
men = about 32 %

Use of cannabis among students aged 15-16, 2003

Proportion having used cannabis 40+ times

Germany
Girls = about 3 %
Boys = about 6 %

UK
Girls = about 6 %
Boys = about 13 %