Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): national overview 2018

Overview of findings on alcohol, drug use and smoking from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).


Age Of First Substance Use

There has been a gradual increase over time in the age pupils first use substances, but little change between 2015 and 2018.

Figure 7: Average age that 15 year old boys and girls first tried the following… (2018)

Figure 7: Average age that 15 year old boys and girls first tried the following… (2018)

Contact

Email: salsus@gov.scot

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