Alcohol, tobacco, screen… New figures on the addictions of young French people have just been published.
- 78% of young French people aged 16 to 30 have already lost control of themselves at least once.
- 70% gave in to the temptation of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or other drugs after spending time in front of a screen.
- The addictive behavior of young people is stabilizing but remains a concern.
According a new Ipsos survey for Macif78% of young French people aged 16 to 30 and regular substance users have already lost control of themselves at least once because of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or other drugs during of the last 12 months. “70% gave in to temptation after spending time in front of a screen”, states the report.
Loss of control
In addition, 51% of young people have already let go at least 10 times after spending time in front of a screen over the past 12 months: 61% of them have lost track of time and 47% have had difficulty Find sleep.
73% of young people also say they have experienced problems, feelings of ill-being or concrete difficulties (accidents, violent situations, financial problems) related to their consumption of substances and screens.
Finally, two out of three young people (65%) have already called, taken part in video meetings for work, sent or read text messages/emails, watched films/series, played games or consulted social networks while on the move. by car, motorbike, scooter or bicycle. “Particularly worrying fact: 30% of scooter users admit to having watched a series on their phone while driving”underlines the authors of the survey.
Need to have fun and de-stress
They conclude: “the addictive behaviors of young people are stabilizing but remain worrying, their malaise triggered by the Covid-19 health crisis is still present. Despite a return to “normal life”, this particularly sensitive segment of the population declares that they need to have fun and de-stress, even if it means putting yourself in danger or losing control”.