How teenagers in Austria are swapping beer and cigarettes for new addictions

How teenagers in Austria are swapping beer and cigarettes for new addictions

Are Austria’s teens making healthier choices - or just different ones? A new report highlights shifting behaviour patterns and the growing role of mental health.

Austria's young people use less cigarettes and alcohol, but the consumption of nicotine bags or e-cigarettes has increased significantly. Social media is experiencing problems with a large number of pupils, a quarter has a low level of well-being and just under a fifth has already consumed cannabis at least once. This is shown by the international ESPAD survey 2024* with young people from the ninth and tenth levels of school for Austria. Further…

According to a survey in the ninth and tenth levels of school, about one in five people drink alcohol regularly.

According to ESPAD 2024, more and more young people are resorting to e-cigarettes and nicotine bags. Alcohol is being consumed less, while social media is increasingly perceived as a problem. Pupils between the ages of 14 and 17 use less cigarettes and alcohol, but the consumption of new products such as nicotine bags or e-cigarettes has increased significantly. This is shown by the international ESPAD survey 2024 with young people from the nint…

Almost one in ten students has a high-risk alcohol consumption. Social media is also a problem.