Drug Use Survey, 2018

In 2018, Statistics Norway conducted the seventh round of the annual survey on drug use. The purpose is to map the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in different groups of the population. The survey will help form the basis for measures and evaluation of drugs in the field of intoxicants. This year, the study was funded by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The formerly Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS) started the survey in 2012. SIRUS is now part of NIPH and has taken responsibility for the study there. Since 2016, FHI has been working with Statistics Norway on the survey. The survey is made up of modules with questions. A fixed set of questions map the use of various drugs and tobacco. In addition, there is a group of questions that are asked every three years. In 2018, there was a module with questions about attitudes to tobacco, alcohol, and drug policy. Interview time varies by age and consumption. For example, questions about the use of all narcotic drugs and performance-enhancing drugs are asked only to persons aged 16 to 64 years.