Overview
- ESTUDES 2025 surveyed 35,256 students in 836 schools and found 12‑month declines versus 2023: alcohol down 2.6 points, tobacco down 6.5, and cannabis down 6.3.
- Tobacco and cannabis use among students fell to their lowest levels since monitoring began in 1994, and binge drinking and recent drunkenness reached their lowest since 2000.
- E‑cigarette experimentation decreased to 49.5%, yet regular vaping remains common among 14–17 year‑olds, and perceived risk of occasional vaping rose to 57.3%.
- Use of hypnotics and sedatives declined for the first time since 2014, with 17.9% reporting lifetime use and 9.5% reporting non‑prescription use, with higher prevalence among girls.
- Sex and regional patterns persist, with girls using more legal substances and boys more illegal drugs, while some regions report lower prevalence such as Madrid and others earlier smoking initiation such as Castilla y León.