According to the Adolescent Health Survey teenage smoking is at its lowest rate for 30 years.
Further good news was that alcohol consumption among 13 and 15-year-olds has dropped in the past two years. Although the number of youngsters who admit being drunk has crept up -
"A fifth of 13-year-olds and 42% of 15-year-olds who had been drunk in the week prior to the survey said they had set out with the intention of getting drunk.'
Declines in illicit drug use among the age group – predominantly cannabis – have tailed off.
http://www.heraldsco...-years.16228406
Decline in young smokers
Started by Pat, Dec 21 2011 10:46 AM
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 10:46 AM
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Posted 21 December 2011 - 11:02 AM
That's good, here's hoping it continues.
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Posted 22 December 2011 - 06:05 AM
That's good, here's hoping it continues.
I long for the day people stop believing what 13-15 year olds tell them in surveys
The reasonable expectations of honest men must be protected.
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Posted 24 December 2011 - 11:35 PM
This young smoker has been off them for three weeks now, nicotine patch on one arm, HRT patch on the other, don't know if I'm coming or going & that's been me since yesterday. 
Changed back to 'Peace & Love' after reading Snowy's post.
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