| Table 3.1. Comparison between the percentages of 15-16-year-old adolescents in |
| Northern Cyprus, Southern Cyprus and Europe endorsing different risky behaviors |
| 2024 |
| N. Cyprus |
ESPAD S |
ESPAD |
| Risky Behavior |
| (%) |
Cyprus (%) |
Europe (%) |
| Cigarette Use (lifetime) |
29,1 |
23,65 |
32,2 |
| Cigarette Use (last 30 days) |
13,5 |
15,54 |
18,2 |
| E-cigarette Use (last 30 days) |
14,5 |
- |
44 |
| Heavy Episodic Drinking (30-day binge) |
21,5 |
36,8 |
31,1 |
| Drunkenness/Intoxication (lifetime) |
24,7 |
27,9 |
33,3 |
| Drunkenness/Intoxication (last 12 |
| 18,3 |
24,8 |
27,2 |
| months) |
| Drunkenness/Intoxication (last 30 days) |
8,6 |
8,9 |
13,3 |
| Cannabis Use (lifetime) |
2 |
8,2 |
11,3 |
| Cannabis Use (last 12 months) |
1,4 |
6,1 |
9 |
| Cannabis Use (last 30 days) |
0,7 |
5,4 |
4,7 |
| Ecstasy (lifetime) |
0,9 |
4,7 |
2,1 |
| Ecstasy (last 12 months) |
0,5 |
2,7 |
1,6 |
| Amphetamines (lifetime) |
0,6 |
2,7 |
1,8 |
| Amphetamines (last 12 months) |
0,5 |
2 |
1,4 |
| Methamphetamines (lifetime) |
0,7 |
2,7 |
1,4 |
| Methamphetamines (last 12 months) |
0,7 |
1,4 |
1,1 |
| Cocaine (lifetime) |
0,9 |
6,2 |
2,3 |
| Cocaine (last 12 months) |
0,7 |
4,1 |
1,7 |
| Crack (lifetime) |
0,6 |
4,1 |
1,2 |
| Crack (last 12 months) |
0,8 |
2,1 |
0,9 |
| Heroin (lifetime) |
1 |
4,1 |
1,1 |
| LSD or other Hallucinogens (lifetime) |
0,8 |
6,8 |
1,7 |
| GHB (lifetime) |
0,5 |
3,4 |
0,9 |
| Anabolic Steroids (lifetime) |
0,7 |
4,2 |
1,5 |
| Use of Inhalants (lifetime) |
1,2 |
7,6 |
6,4 |
| Use of Inhalants (last 12 months) |
1,2 |
6,3 |
3,6 |
| Use of Inhalants (last 30 days) |
0,9 |
4,2 |
2 |
| Tranquilizers or Sedatives without a |
| 1,3 |
9,3 |
8,4 |
| Doctor’s Prescription (lifetime) |
| Alcohol with Pills/Medications to get High |
| 1,2 |
- |
, |
| (lifetime) |
| Painkillers to get High (lifetime) |
2,8 |
18,4 |
9,8 |
| Frequency of Gaming (last 7 days) |
71,1 |
- |
- |
| Gambling for Money (last 12 months) |
6,5 |
26 |
22,6 |
