The gender gap in adolescent substance use is narrowing, and in some cases, girls are surpassing boys in smoking and drinking behaviors.
Girls are catching up with and sometimes surpassing boys in terms of adolescent substance use, warned the authors of a new report detailing trends across several regions between 2018 and 2022.
She explained:"Substance use has traditionally been more prevalent among boys, and the survey findings confirm a well-established gender difference, with higher prevalence in boys than in girls among 11-year-olds. By the age of 13, however, gender differences diminish or even disappear in many countries and regions."
The report authors commented that because young people's brains are still developing, they are"very sensitive to substances such as nicotine," making it"easier for them to get hooked.", Margreet de Looze, PhD, assistant professor of interdisciplinary social science at Utrecht University in Utrecht, the Netherlands, agreed with the authors' concerns.
Quitting Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Addiction Adolescent Medicine Teens Teenage Teenager Adolescent Health Adolescents Adolescent Adolescent Sexual Health Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Smoking Smoker Cigarette Smoker Cannabis Compound Abuse Alcohol Abuse Tobacco Abuse Nicotine Abuse Alcohol Use Europe European Tobacco Tobacco Use Canada Canadian Facial
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Suspect arrested for allegedly molesting 2 girls at Boys & Girls Club in Garden GroveA 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of molesting two girls when he worked at a Boys & Girls Club in Garden Grove a decade ago.
Read more »
Watch: New Vocal Audition Show “Girls On Fire” Teases Eye-Catching PerformancesJTBC’s upcoming female vocal group audition program “Girls On Fire” has dropped another teaser! Helmed by the production team of “Phantom Singer” and “Super Band,” “Girls on Fire” plans to discover talented musicians and create a female vocal group.
Read more »
Harlan girls, Brennan boys repeat as 29-6A track champsIyanna Webb led the way for the Harlan girls, winning four individual events and breaking two records at the District 29-6A track and field championships.
Read more »
244 Scottish Baby Names For Boys And GirlsRebecca Dube is the Head of TODAY Parents, Digital, and a mom of two boys. A veteran of newspapers and wire service journalism, she loves working for TODAY Digital. Follow her on Threads.
Read more »
Indian Baby Names For Boys And GirlsGenevieve Shaw Brown is an Emmy award-winning lifestyle journalist and the author of the parenting book, “The Happiest Mommy You Know.” She is an avid traveler and was named the Lowell Thomas Silver Grand Award Travel Journalist of the Year. She has appeared as a parenting, travel and lifestyle expert on every network in the country.
Read more »
PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: Enterprise girls, boys get shutout winsThe green flag drops on the Toyota Owners 400 on Easter Sunday night at Richmond Raceway
Read more »