One in ten teenagers have tried hard drugs by the age of 17, study finds 10/02/2021, 12:15 am
The study also discovered differences in rates of substance use according to sex and ethnicity (Paul Faith/PA)
One in ten teenagers have tried hard drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, a study into the behaviours of Generation Z has found.
Nearly a third (31%) had tried cannabis and 10% had tried harder drugs by the age of 17, according to research from University College London’s (UCL) Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
The study suggests that rates of drug use remained similar among 17-year-olds regardless of their parents’ educational backgrounds.
Réseaux sociaux : une nuisance pour la santé mentale des adolescents
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Parents were asked about how often they smacked their children and other disciplinary measures they used.
They were also asked questions about parental conflict, alcohol misuse and psychiatric disorders.
This data was then matched with information, also obtained from the study, about the behaviour and well-being of their children.
The researchers found that two thirds of the children had experienced one adverse experience or more by the age of three.
Nearly one in five had two such experiences and one in six had three or more.
The associations between adverse experiences and poor mental health followed a dose-response pattern, with better outcomes for those who had none and the poorest effects for those with three or more.