National Teen Drug Usage

The National Drug Strategy Monograph: Australian secondary school students’ use of tobacco, alcohol, and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2008, was released by the Acting Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler this week. The Australian Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey, partly funded by the Australian Government, is coordinated by the Cancer Council of Victoria and takes place every three years. This survey took place during the academic school year of 2008, with around 24,000 secondary students aged between 12 and 17 years participating. They were asked about their lifetime and current use of tobacco, alcohol, analgesics, tranquilisers, illicit substances and related behaviour. You can download the report here.