Among the countries of the European Union, Romania occupies the fourth place considering the consumption of ethno-botanical
drugs with a psychotropic effect. In Targu-Mures town yearly it is organized the festival called “Peninsula Music Festival” where
we examined the drug usage habits of young participants by applying a questionnaire. The data were compared with some data
obtained at Sziget Festival (Budapest). It was concluded that a high number of participants tried out ethno-botanical drugs and
cannabis derivatives, followed by the abuse of medicine with alcohol and amphetamines. The number of cannabis derivative
consumers has been growing since 2002 and the number of ethno-botanical drug users increased suddenly since 2009. The
practical use of the survey results contribute to underline the importance of the development of health education programs, drugprevention
strategies. The main goals are: 1. to maintain the sensitivity of the society, of local communities which should
improve their problem-solving skills concerning the suppression of the drug-problem (community, cooperation); 2. to provide
possibilities for the youth to become capable to form a productive lifestyle and to refuse drugs; 3. to help individuals and families
who get in contact with drugs and those who fight with drug problems (social work, curing and rehabilitation) ; 4. to reduce the
possibility of accessing drugs (cigarettes, alcohol, ethno botanicals and other psychoactive substances).