Teenagers and drugs and alcohol consumption

In a study done with middle school students, more precisely adolescents between 13 and 17 years old, the 60% had admitted having drunk alcohol. In men the percentage is higher than in women. 19.7% said that had smoked snuff.

Of the more than 80.000 students surveyed, over 46% reported having drunk alcohol, and of that percentage, [...]

Lowest number of schoolchildren smokers in 30 years

A study from NHS Information Centre shows smoking, drinking and drug taking in young people aged 11-15 have all fallen.

Smoking among young people was 29% – the lowest figure since records began in 1982 when it was 53%.

The proportion who had ever taken drugs fell to 22% from 29% in 2001, the first year of [...]