| dc.description.abstract | Rapporten gir en oversikt over bruk av rusmidler blant ungdom i alderen 15 til 20
år basert på to parallelle tverrsnittsundersøkelser utført av SIFA/SIRUS. Den ene
undersøkelsen omfattet ungdom registrert bosatt i Oslo og ble gjennomført
fra 1968 til og med 2008. Den andre omfattet hele landet, inkludert Oslo, og ble
første gang foretatt i 1986. Fra og med 1990 ble også denne gjennomført som en
årlig undersøkelse
Alkohol
Det store flertall (omkring 80 prosent) av 15 – 20-åringer svarte at de hadde drukket
alkohol noen gang. I de senere år har det vært en større andel jenter enn gutter som
oppgir at de noen gang har drukket alkohol. For årene 2006 – 2008 sett under ett,
var den gjennomsnittlige debutalder i aldersgruppa 15 – 20 år i underkant av 15 år
for øl, omkring 15 år for «rusbrus», og omkring 15,5 år for vin og brennevin. Den
gjennomsnittlige debutalder har gått noe opp i de senere år.
I perioden 2006 – 2008, oppga omkring 60 prosent av 15 – 20-åringene å ha drukket
alkohol i løpet av de siste fire ukene. Øl var den drikkesorten flest oppga å ha
drukket. Dette gjaldt både guttene og jentene. Beregnet årlig alkoholfor | |
| dc.description.abstract | This report presents an overview over the use of drugs among youth in the ages 15 to 20 years in Norway, based on data from two parallel cross sectional surveys conducted by SIFA/SIRUS. One survey was conducted among youth in Oslo from 1968 to 2008, another among youth nationwide in
Alcohol
The majority of youth aged 15 to 20 years had used alcohol at some time. In the last few years (2006-2008) the percentage of ever use of alcohol has been greater among girls than among boys. The average age of onset for drinking was 15 years for beer and “alcopops” and around 15,5 years for wine and liquor. The onset age has increased slightly in the last few years.
In the period 2006-2008, 60 percent of youth aged 15 to 20 years had drunk alcohol during the last four weeks. Beer was the beverage most respondents had drunk, both among girls and boys. The estimated annual consumption of pure alcohol increased during the 1990s and has been stable since 2000. During the period 2006-2008 the estimated annual consumption of alcohol was 4,9 liter for youth in Norway as a whole (4,1 for girls and 5,6 for boys) and 5,4 liters in Oslo (4,5 liters for girls and 6,2 for boys).
During the last few years around two out of three responded that they had been drunk once or more during their lifetime. During the period 2006-2008, around 20 percent of youth aged 15 to 20 years in both Oslo and Norway as a whole said that they had been drunk more than 50 times during their lifetime. The percentage increased during the 1990s but fell somewhat after 2000. The difference between girls and boys were less pronounced during the last few years than in the beginning of the 1990s. Around 10 percent of boys and seven percent of girls in both groups reported that they had been drunk more than 25 times during the last six months.
During the period 2006-2008, more than 25 percent in both groups reported having experienced quarrels and more than 10 percent reported that they had experienced fighting or accidents as a result of alcohol consumption
Cannabis
In the second half of the 1990s there was an increase in the percentage that reported having used cannabis at some time. In 2000, 20 percent of youth in Norway and around 30 percent of youth in Oslo had used marihuana or hashish at some time. In the last few years this percentage decreased to above 10 percent in Norway as a whole and fewer than 20 percent in Oslo.
In the last few years about one in three aged 15 to 20 years in Norway as a whole reported that they had been offered to buy cannabis and over 50 percent said that they thought they would be able to acquire cannabis in two to three days. In Oslo, one out of two said they had been offered cannabis and two out if three said that they would be able to acquire cannabis in two to three days.
The majority of youth, over 90 percent, reported that they thought that cannabis should not be legalized. Only a small percentage, fewer than 20 percent in both groups, said that they would try cannabis if they knew that they would not be arrested.
Tobacco
The percentage of youth aged 15 to 20 years that smoke tobacco has decreased during the last four decades. In the period 2006-2008, 10 percent reported smoking daily and 10 percent said they smoked from time to time. In the same period, 15 percent among boys and five percent among girls said they used snus on a daily basis while 25 percent among both sexes said they used snus from time to time.
Other narcotic substances
Besides cannabis, amphetamine was the narcotic substance that most young people reported having used. In Norway, about four percent of youth aged 15 to 20 years reported having used amphetamine in the year 2000. In the following years this percentage decreased to around two percent. In Oslo the corresponding percentages in Oslo was seven and three. The use of other narcotic substances was limited to around a half to three percent in both groups over time | |
