From teenage magazine
Dolly by way of Perth Now, we find news of an interesting study of 4000 teenage girls age 11 to 18. The study was about plastic surgery, sex, and body issues, but we get some details on common teen girl drug profiles as well:
The survey also gives a picture of drug use, showing that three per cent have tried the party drug ice, five per cent had swallowed an ecstasy pill and 13 per cent have smoked marijuana.
Only 13 per cent admitted smoking cigarettes.
Meanwhile, about half said they drink alcohol, with one in five confessing to having done something they regret while they were drunk.
There you have it. Alcohol rules the day for teen drug of choice. It is interesting that cigarettes and marijuana have roughly the same use profile. I wonder if there are two different kinds of teen smokers -- the kind who smoke cigs and the kind who smoke pot -- or if the girls who smoke one also smoke the other. Anyway, the study also goes into some detail on body image, plastic surgery, sexual activity, condom use, etc., but you'll have to click through to read that for yourself.
