Smoking and Drug Use by Teenagers Drops Again
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Smoking and drug abuse among teenagers declined again this year, according to a federal study that also found the same trend over the last decade.
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Surveys show teen girls now equal or outpace teen boys in alcohol consumption, drug use, smoking.
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Teen birthrates continued their 15-year decline in 2005 as adolescents increasingly got into the habit of using condoms during sexual intercourse.
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The latest US government survey of drug, cigarette and alcohol use among teens, Monitoring the Future (MTF), indicates a significant overall drop in illicit drug use.
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Teenagers are facing a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
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Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers, particularly girls, may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits.
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One in five 15-year-olds admit using drugs - mostly cannabis - on a regular basis, according to official figures.
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Teenagers who smoke, or whose pregnant mother smoked, are at risk of hearing problems, a study claims.
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President Bush today hailed a decade-long decline in teen drug use as proof that his administration's drug interdiction efforts are working, citing an annual study that shows no dramatic drops from last year but confirmed a significant reduction since 1997 in the number of young people experiment...
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WASHINGTON - Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.
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Fewer U.S. teens are using marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government survey released on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Younger smokers trying to quit are less likely than older smokers to use effective strategies like patches or medication to help them kick the habit, a new study shows.
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A survey suggests fewer youngsters drink regularly,   but many of those who do drink too much.
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A national study released Thursday showed that teenagers whose friends were sexually active were more likely to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.
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Two in five 15-year-olds has in the UK has tried cannabis, which is more than anywhere else in Europe, figures show. About one in 10 of this age group have smoked pot at least 40 times in the last year, says
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Fewer American youths are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy, but more are abusing prescription drugs, says a government report released Thursday.    The 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health also found youths and young adults are more aware of the risks of using pot once a month or more frequently...
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The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after U.S. warnings the medicines may increase suicidal tendencies among youth, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said on Tuesday.