European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD)
TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland (TFRI).
1995
ESPAD is a collaborative effort of independent research teams in more than 40 European countries and the largest cross-national research project on adolescent substance use in the world.
The overall aim of the project is to repeatedly collect comparable data on substance use among 15-16 year old students in as many European countries as possible.
National representative school-based sample.
Data collected every 4 years since 1995. Last collected 2019.
Principal source of data on substance use among 15-16 year olds in Ireland, and their gaming, gambling and social media use.
Department of Health, Research Scientists, international ESPAD community, policy-makers, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
Demographic data, use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, other non-prescription drugs, prescription drugs, gaming, gambling, social media use.
No
No
Age, Gender, Parental Education Level, Perceived Familial Wealth, Urban/Rural.
Surveys have been repeated every four years, with 1995 as the starting point,
in as many European countries as possible. Ireland has participated in every wave.
N/A
2,000
Report published every four years. Research articles based on the data published continuously.
On request to TFRI.
No.