Beck François, Legleye Stéphane, Spilka Stanislas
Responsable du Département Observation et analyse des comportements de santé, Institut National de Prévention et d'Education pour la Santé (INPES) - 42, boulevard de la Libération - 93203 Saint Denis.
Sante Publique. 2007 Nov-Dec;19(6):481-8. doi: 10.3917/spub.076.0481.
The French figure among the largest consumers of cannabis in Europe, both according to general population surveys of adults from various European countries and the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD survey) carried out among more than 100,000 15-16 year old adolescents from most countries in Europe. Among the countries surveyed who have the most strict and suppressive policies concerning the use of psychotropic drugs, the level of consumption of cannabis appears particularly high in France and lowest in Sweden; although in a country diametrically opposed in terms of policy measures in this regard, The Netherlands (a country which carries the image of much freedom and leeway in this matter), actually occupies the position of average consumption rates in the middle of the two extreme cases aforementioned. Even more important than legislation is the presence of networks of close-knit relationships between young people; this is a critical aspect which has a strong influence in determining the choice whether or not to consume a product such as cannabis. In this manner, adolescents' behaviour and practices are integrally linked to the opinions, perceptions and use of his/her peers.
根据对欧洲各国成年人的一般人口调查以及在欧洲大多数国家超过10万名15至16岁青少年中开展的欧洲酒精及其他药物学校调查项目（ESPAD调查），法国是欧洲大麻消费最多的国家之一。在对使用精神药物制定了最严格和压制性政策的被调查国家中，法国的大麻消费水平特别高，瑞典则最低；尽管在这方面政策措施截然相反的国家中，荷兰（在这件事上给人以非常自由和宽松印象的国家）实际上处于上述两种极端情况之间的平均消费率位置。比立法更重要的是年轻人之间紧密关系网络的存在；这是一个关键方面，对决定是否消费大麻等产品的选择有很大影响。通过这种方式，青少年的行为和做法与他/她同龄人对大麻的看法、认知及使用紧密相连。
