UCC students more likely to have taken drugs than others

UCC students are more likely to have taken illegal drugs, are less likely to be teetotallers, are more sexually active and are more financially independent than students of UCD or Trinity College.

Those are among the findings a national student survey which were published yesterday by student website, campus.ie.

The nationwide survey of 4,583 students found 70% are not regular smokers and only 15% of those who smoke, do so socially.