Consumption of alcoholic beverages among young people is socially acceptable and common way of entertainment. Since the risky consumption of alcoholic beverages by young people is continuously present and represents an important public health issue, main goal of the research is to determine whether high school students that are from Osijek, differ in their attitudes and consumption of alcoholic beverages in relation to selected socio-demographic characteristics (gender, place of residence, class and type of school they attend). There were 341 high school students from the city of Osijek who participated in the research. The results showed that high school students in the area of Osijek have extremely positive attitudes about alcoholic beverages and that only 3.8% of them know about some drinking prevention program. In relation to students attitude towards alcoholic beverages, the results showed that students who attend gymnasium high school programs, students who live in cities and fourth grade students have a more positive attitude compared to all other classes. In relation to the frequency of consumption of alcoholic beverages, risky drinking was detected in male students, in students attending the gymnasium high school program and in 4th grade students compared to first grade high school students. The results suggest that it is necessary to work on greater implementation of available prevention programs. It was also determined that there is unused potential for preventive actions in the social welfare system, which is why it is necessary to advocate the initiation of selective and indicated prevention within family centres. The contribution of this research is that it confirmed that the problem of drinking alcoholic beverages is continuously present among high school students and offered experts from the Osijek and to the public, current data in relation to adolescent drinking. The above data are important for the implementation and planning of evidence-based preventive programs.