The object of the 2011 edition was the assessment of the availability of illicit psychoactive substances, alcohol and tobacco, the estimation of cannabis use prevalence and the collection of data on the perception of drug use risk. This time the respondents were asked for the first time about the experiences with using new psychoactive substances (called legal highs in Poland). In the report the data are presented both at the European and national levels. Approx. 5% of the respondents reported personal experiences with using new psychoactive substances. The highest lifetime prevalence rates were recorded in Ireland (16%), Latvia (9%), Poland (9%) and the United Kingdom (8%). The countries with the lowest rates recorded included Italy, Malta and Finland (approx. 1%). The sources of obtaining new substances by young Europeans included friends (54%), clubs and recreational settings (36%), specialist retail outlets (33%) and the Internet (7%). The survey included questions about the cannabis use experiences. In Poland, 72% of the respondents reported that they had never smoked cannabis and 14% of the Polish respondents confirmed that they had used cannabis in the past year. Both indicators are equal to the European average. The highest prevalence rates for cannabis use in the past 12 months were recorded in the Czech Republic (23%), Spain (22%) and France (21%). The survey results show that for 64% of young Europeans the Internet is the source of information on psychoactive substances. 37% of the respondents would turn to friends for information on drugs and then family or doctors/nurses (28% each). Every fifth respondent would seek information in a specialist facility. The assessment of drug use risk varies among Europeans depending on the type of substance. The highest percentages of those indicating high risk of the occasional drug use were recorded for cocaine (66%) and ecstasy (59%). To compare, the percentages for cannabis stood at 23%. The report features the European analyses regarding the opinion how difficult it would be to obtain selected psychoactive substances within 24 hours. 57% of the respondents reported that obtaining cannabis in that time would be very easy or quite easy. To compare, the percentages for cocaine and ecstasy stood at 22% each and 13% for heroin. As regards the channels through which young Europeans received information on the risk of using illicit psychoactive substances, the most respondents indicated media campaigns (46%) then school-based drug prevention programmes (41%) and the online information (39%). The Polish indicators for media campaign and school-based drug prevention indicators are above the European average. For more information on the 2011 survey and the link for the report, please visit the European Commission website (English version) at: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/flash_arch_344_330_en.htm#330