Het is iets waar we regelmatig op wijzen op deze blog, terwijl we sterk focussen op wat er fout gaat met comazuipende jongeren en andere Syrië-strijders, de meerderheid van onze jongeren lijken te verbraven. Check bijvoorbeeld de regionale VRIND-cijfers.

Maar dit is geen typisch Vlaams (of Nederlands) fenomeen. Nieuwe Schotse cijfers uit het Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle And Substance Use Survey (Salsus) 2013 report tonen dat ook daar de cijfers in vrije val lijken:

• The proportion of 15-year-olds who had recently drunk alcohol fell to 19% in 2013, down from 34% in 2010.
• For 13-year-olds, it was down from 14% to 4%. These were the lowest levels since 1990.
• Among 15-year-olds, 9% had recently used drugs, down from 11% in 2010.
• The study found that 9% of 15-year-olds and 2% of 13-year-olds reported being a regular smoker, down from 13% and 3% in 2010 and the lowest levels since 1982.
• More than eight in 10 (82%) of 15-year-olds and 96% of 13-year-olds reported they had never used drugs – the highest figure since the survey began in 1998.

Gevonden via de BBC.