Want to know how many pupils in England took class A drugs in the last year or where 11-15 years olds obtain cigarettes and alcohol?

Smoking, Drinking and Drugs Use among Young People in England is an annual survey carried out in participating schools across England to provide information on pupils' smoking, drinking and drug use behaviours.

The survey includes information on

• prevalence of smoking, drinking and drug taking among school children
• the number of pupils who have never smoked, drunk alcohol or taken drugs
• types alcohol and drugs taken
• how often pupils smoke, drink and take drugs
• where pupils obtain cigarettes, alcoholic drinks and drugs
• pupils' attitudes to these behaviours
• predictors of the likelihood of smoking, drinking and drug use among school children.

The survey focuses on different behaviours in different years, alternating between smoking and drinking one year, to drug use the next. However, core information on all three behaviours is included in every year.

Accessing the datasets

The datasets from the Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England survey are available from the UK Data Archive via their ESDS website.

• Note: it takes at least 4 months from publication for the latest datasets to be available.
• Full details on how to access the resources are available on the UK Data Archive sign up page

If the data you require is unavailable on the UK Data Archive please contact us at enquiries@ic.nhs.uk