The objective of a new Eurobarometer, Youth attitudes on drugs, published July 11, was to study young EU citizens’ attitudes to – and perceptions about – drugs and related issues, such as:
· past and potential information sources about illicit drug use and the related risks and effects
· perceptions about the availability of specific drugs and self-reported use of cannabis and new psychoactive substances
· perceived health risks associated with occasional and regular use of various licit and illicit substances (i.e. cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, alcohol and tobacco)
· attitudes towards banning or regulating illicit drugs, new psychoactive substances, alcohol and tobacco
· opinions about the effectiveness of alternative drug policies.
The survey’s fieldwork was carried out between 9 and 13 May 2011. Over 12,000 randomly selected young people (aged 15-24) were interviewed across the 27 EU Member States (= EU27).
Interestingly enough a large proportion of young people think that cannabis should continue to be banned.
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