Table 7 Purpose of the most recent psychotropic use among psychotropic users -- ESCAPAD 2003
To cure an illness | Against anxiety | To sleep | To be stimulated | For fun | After a traumatic event | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
girls | 21.2% | 71.5% | 57.7% | 8.5% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
boys | 28.2% | 40.1% | 54.5% | 9.4% | 5.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
All | 23.3% | 62.3% | 56.8% | 8.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% |