Drug use more likely than smoking among secondary school pupils

NHS survey finds 6% of 11-15-year-olds in England smoke, but 24% have taken drugs and 44% have drunk alcohol

Secondary school children in England are now more likely to have tried drugs than cigarettes, according to a national survey. The statistics, from NHS Digital, found 24% of 11-15-year-olds saying they had tried recreational drugs at least once in their lives, a nine percentage point rise on the last survey, in 2014.

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