A worrying 36 per cent of youngsters aged 15 and 16 have tried LSD, cannabis or Ecstasy.
Experts blame permissive parents and politicians.
They also criticised William Hague for boasting of downing 14 pints a night in his youth. Legislation is not working. Researchers asked 2,000 youngsters from 230 schools about drinking, smoking and drug use. Answers from 50,000 teenagers in 31 European countries will be presented to a conference in Sweden this week. Britain was top for drug-use AND drunkenness.