Hafnarfjörður's young people are exemplary.

The results of a large national survey on substance use indicate that young people in Hafnarfjörður are exemplary, and that most of them do not use substances. Around 851 students take part in the survey each time, and it was administered to students in February.

Every year, pupils in Years 9 to 11 take part in a major national survey on substance use, which is conducted by the Ministry of Education. The research is conducted by Rannsóknir og greining, and each local authority has the option to purchase a separate report on its own findings.

Results for Hafnarfjörður positive

In short, it can be said that young people in Hafnarfjörður are exemplary, and most do not touch recreational drugs. When it comes to children, recreational drugs are often defined quite broadly, ranging from e-cigarettes and cigarettes to even stronger substances such as marijuana. Cigarette smoking is extremely low, the number of those trying chewing tobacco is decreasing, and rarely, if ever, since measurements began, have so few young people been experimenting with alcohol. However, e-cigarette use appears to be quite common, although it is illegal to sell or supply them to children. Success has been difficult to achieve with those experimenting with cannabis, but on average, 5-7% of 10th-grade students in recent years have been consuming this substance.

The main findings of the study can be seen here.

Each primary school in Hafnarfjörður receives the survey results, and the findings are then followed up on internally.