School drugs find worrying

David Knox • Published 3 Jan 2012 09:30 0 Comments

A CLASSROOM survey has found that 40 per cent of Borders 15-year-olds have been offered drugs.

But only 14 per cent of the 312 interviewed teenagers have taken the illegal substances.

The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey published its figures for the Borders this week.

It also found that 11 per cent of 13-year-olds in the region have been offered substances such as cannabis, cocaine and poppers - with five per cent admitting to taking at least one of the drugs.

The survey, which is carried out every four years, found a drop in the numbers who drink alcohol and smoke.

Currently two per cent of 13-year-olds smoke and 11 per cent of 15-year-olds light up - both down on 2006 figures.

A total of 49 per cent of 13-year-olds have tried alcohol - compared with 56 per cent four years ago.

And the 15-year-olds drink figures have also dropped from 92 per cent to 83 per cent.

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This article appeared in Border Telegraph 03 Jan 12

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