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The average ages of first alcohol use and first illicit drug use in the United States are 12 and 13 years, respectively. Well over one-half of American high school seniors have tried an illicit drug, and over one-third have used an illicit drug other than marijuana; nearly one in six seniors has tried cocaine. High school girls come close to the level of boys in their use of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine. Close to one-half of 4th through 6th graders report pressure from other students to try alcohol, and over one-fourth of these children say there is pressure to try cocaine.
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Milhorn, H.T. (1994). Introduction. In: Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6126-6_1
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