Attitudes and opinions of young people in the European Union on drugs

The public opinion poll analysed in this report was carried out in the fifteen Member States between 27 April and 10 June 2002 for Eurobarometer 57.2, at the request of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs, and organised by the Press and Communication Service's "Analysis of Public Opinion" Unit. The report analyses the attitudes and opinions of young citizens of the European Unionaged 15 to 24 regarding drugs. It is subdivided into chapters covering: • drug use in the European Union • reasons for trying drugs • difficulties in stopping using drugs • consequences of the use of drugs• dangers of different substances• possible sources of information on drugs• management of drug-related problems

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Alternative title:	Haltung und Meinung von Jugendlichen in der Europäischen Union zu Drogen Report
Year of publication:	2002-10-09
Authors:	Callemien, Marc
Institutions:	Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Justiz und Inneres (contributor) ; European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research / European Opinion Research Group (contributor)
Subject:	Drogenkonsum \| drug use \| Drogenpolitik \| drug policy \| Verbrechensbekämpfung \| crime fighting

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Introduction
CHAPTER 1
Exposure to drugs and personal use
3 1.1. General situation in the European Union
3 1.2. Experimentation and recent use in the Member States
5 1.3. Ease of acquisition of drugs
1.4. Recent use by socio-demographic category
CHAPTER 2
Motivation for trying drugs and difficulties in stopping using them
2.1. Main reasons for trying drugs
2.2. Main reasons why it is hard to stop using drugs
2.3. Variations in opinions by socio-demographic criteria
CHAPTER 3
Consequences of drug use
3.1. Opinions in the whole of the European Union
3.2. Opinions at Member State level
3.3. Variations in opinions by socio-demographic criteria
CHAPTER 4
Dangerousness of different substances
4.1. Assessment of the dangerousness of substances in the European Union
4.2. Assessment of the dangerousness of substances at Member State level
4.3. Variations in opinions by socio-demographic category
CHAPTER 5
Possible sources of information on drugs
5.1. Possible sources of further information in the European Union
5.2. Possible sources of further information in the Member States
5.3. Variations in choice by socio-professional category
CHAPTER 6
Management of drug-related problems
6.1. Measurement of reactions to specific propositions
6.2. Opinions on the most effective methods of managing drug-related problems
6.3. Opinions on the most effective approaches at Member State level
6.4. Variation of opinions by socio-demographic category
Annexes
Technical specifications
Bilingual questionnaire

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