In Romania drug consumption has increased among young population. Psychoactive substances are easily produced,
distributed and consumed outside scientific and medical control. Spice shops selling ethno-botanical plants like
Salvia divinorum, Mitragina speciosa, Amanita muscaria and others have become very numerous in Romania.
Because they are legal more and more young people are tempted to experiment new sensations. These plants can
cause different psychiatric illnesses and their association with alcohol or drugs can also be fatal [6]. Based on the
data of international comparative examinations (ESPAD) in 2007 the drug use indicators among Romanian young
people are better than the European average. In 2010 Romania was in the fourth place in the EU considering the use
of ethno-botanical drugs. The aim of our survey is monitoring the use of drugs and health behaviour of the
Romanian youth