Smoking linked to teen alcohol, drug use: U.S. study
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Teenagers who smoke are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to use marijuana than those who are not smokers, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The use of marijuana and other illicit drugs declined slightly among teenagers in 2004, but dangerous inhalants and the highly addictive prescription painkiller Oxycontin are becoming more popular, a new national drug survey says.
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White U.S. teenagers who  watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV  shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start  smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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Children exposed to passive smoking are likely to do worse at school than their peers, research suggests.
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WASHINGTON It&#39;s not just a cliché: Sex and drugs often do go together. A survey of US teenagers shows that youths who say that at least half their friends are having sex are more likely to report having tried marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes.
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NEW YORK  - Parents who believe their young  teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to  adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative  expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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Teenage girls with boyfriends two or more years older than them are more likely to smoke, drink or use illicit drugs than those whose boyfriends are less than two years older or who do not have a boyfriend, according to a survey ...
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NEW YORK  - People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Nicotine replacement therapy  can help teens quit or at least cut back on smoking, research  suggests.
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A GROWING number of teenage girls are bingeing on alcohol, bringing increased concerns for their future health, a study has revealed.
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CHICAGO, Dec 4 (Reuters Life!) - Hundreds of thousands of U.S. youngsters under the age of 18 start using tobacco each year as a direct result of it being featured in films, videos, advertising and give-away samples, a report said on Monday.
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Teens who drink, smoke cigarettes or use marijuana by themselves are more likely to have health and behavioral problems as young adults than those who do the same things with others, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says an Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that teenagers who binge drink are at risk of a range of adulthood problems, including alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness and jail time.
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Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says a Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.
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NEW YORK  - Young adults who binge drink frequently are more likely to show disadvantageous decision-making patterns than their peers who don't drink as heavily, a new study shows.
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Even small amounts of secondhand tobacco smoke can damage a child's arteries, researchers reported on Monday, adding to the growing body of evidence on the harmful affects of exposure to smoking.