Students, Alcohol and Drugs National Survey 2023-24
The Students, Drugs and and Alcohol survey is part of research completed as part of the Alcohol Impact and Drug and Alcohol Impact programmes. The programme is a whole-institution approach and embeds the social norms of responsible drinking on our higher education campuses. It refocuses the conversation on drugs to be about reducing harm, and building healthier, safer, more productive student communities. This involves action by local partnerships of students’ unions, universities and community organisations. The programme includes this annual ‘Students, Alcohol and Drugs’ survey, designed to identify students’ relationships with alcohol and drugs at institutions that take part in the programme and also UK students more widely. Additionally, it provides a means to understand changes in attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol and drugs.
The research covers the following issues:
- Patterns and practices of alcohol consumption/student drug use
- Perceptions of alcohol consumption/student drug use on campus
- Non-drinkers/drug users
- Impacts of alcohol consumption/drug use
- Reducing impact through responsible consumption/drug advice, support and university drug policy
Read the summary findings from our most recent report below or download the full report at the bottom of the page.
Drug and Alcohol Impact is an SOS-UK project.
SOS-UK is a student-led education charity focusing on sustainability - we know environmental sustainability cannot be achieved in isolation, so our work spans across issues of justice and wellbeing as well.
Alcohol Impact and Drug & Alcohol Impact are SOS-UK programmes that run in partnership with universities and students’ unions and are supported by key sector agencies including Universities UK and AMOSSHE.
