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Substance use starts concerningly early among #adolescents in England, with striking increases in use with age. View the latest findings on adolescents’ substance use from the 2021-2022 #HBSCEngland study, with data from over 5000 young people aged 11, 13 & 15 via our website: https://lnkd.in/eZmxyc4x     Our key findings include: 📢 Between 2018 and 2022, the proportion of adolescents regularly drinking alcohol nearly doubled from 7% to 12% 📢 Regular cigarette smoking remained relatively stable among 11-15 year olds between 2014 and 2022 at 3% 📢 Vaping has overtaken smoking: regular vaping was around three times as prevalent as cigarette smoking (10% vs 3%) 📢 15 year old girls routinely report the most substance use

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