Only a small minority of under-16s has ever tried an alcoholic drink or a cigarette and almost a quarter now eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Teens With Fewer Mental Problems Prefer Vaping to Smoking
E-cigarettes are recruiting lower-risk teens with fewer mental health problems who might not have been interested in any nicotine or tobacco products.
E-cigarettes are recruiting lower-risk teens with fewer mental health problems who might not have been interested in any nicotine or tobacco products.
‘The cost of drinking and smoking continues to be high and there is more enforcement which makes it very hard for children to buy alcohol now.’
The change in attitude can be traced back to stricter attitudes towards drinking and smoking among parents, public health drives and a clampdown on under-age sales by newsagents and off-licences. Rachel Craig, the head of health surveys at NatCen Social Research, said the stereotype of the alcopop-drinking, cigarette-puffing teenager continually succumbing to peer pressure, memorably exploited by the comedian Harry Enfield through his characters Kevin and Perry, was now much less likely to be the norm as kids were now "rebelling in different ways."
She added that the cost of drinking and smoking continues to be high and there is more enforcement around, which makes it very hard for children, especially younger children, to buy alcohol now. "With smoking, there's a lot more checking up on newsagents not slipping packets of fags to children, and I'm sure that's having an impact."
Experts Investigate Mental Health of Teens After Dad Leaves
Compared with adolescents living with parents, adolescents separated from their fathers are more likely to report depressive symptoms 4 to 6 months post-separation.
Compared with adolescents living with parents, adolescents separated from their fathers are more likely to report depressive symptoms 4 to 6 months post-separation.
American Teens Think Facebook is Uncool, but Still Continue to Use It
American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever, revealed a survey by Forrester Research.
American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever, revealed a survey by Forrester Research.
Despite Knowing Dangers of Texting While Driving, Teens Do It Anyway
Teens know the dangers of driving and cellphone use, yet do it anyway, revealed a new study.
Teens know the dangers of driving and cellphone use, yet do it anyway, revealed a new study.
