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Girls Equal, Exceed Boys in Substance Abuse

Adolescent girls abuse drugs and alcohol just as much if not more than boys, a new study indicates.

Contrary to popular belief, more girls are new substance abusers. In 2004, 1.5 million girls started using alcohol, 730,000 girls started smoking, and 675,000 started using marijuana, according to the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health...

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Reply 1

I am not suprised at all.. One drive through Newcastle on a Saturday night andthe study can easily be backed up.

Reply 2

So can the girls, if you can get one in your car without anyone seeing.

Reply 3

all the girls I know get wrecked loads more than I do, and they seem to do it as a sort of ' on everythings going wrong I'm going to go out and get pissed out of my head' kind of way.

In my experience, boys drink more, ie. spend more time in a pub, but binge drink less often than girls.

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