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UK Teenagers Shunning Drugs for Healthier Lifestyle

UK Teenagers Shunning Drugs for Healthier Lifestyle
A survey of 6,500 children aged between 11 and 15 showed the numbers taking drugs, smoking and drinking alcohol had all fallen over the past decade.

A survey of 6,500 children aged between 11 and 15 showed the numbers taking drugs, smoking and drinking alcohol had all fallen over the past decade.

29% had tried drugs at least once in 2001, compared with just 17% last year. Among 15-year-olds, the number fell from 39% in 2001 to 23% in 2011.

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