Drug and alcohol use by students in Canada : Explore data from the Canadian Student Alcohol and Drugs Survey

Context

Every two years, Health Canada runs the Canadian Student Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSADS) to learn about substance use by students in grades 7 to 12 across the country. Since 1994, results from the survey have helped shape Canadian policies and programs to better address substance use and its impacts on youth.

In the 2023–24 school year, 51,844 students completed the survey, representing 1.8 million students in the Canadian provinces.