Pupils who take drugs, drink and smoke more likely to be unhappy

NHS survey of children aged 11-15 also links substance use to stress and poor life satisfaction

Children in England aged 11 to 15 who have recently drunk, smoked cigarettes and taken drugs are more than twice as likely to say they felt low levels of happiness than their peers who have done none of those things, a large NHS Digital survey has found.

Fifty-one percent of children who had recently drunk alcohol, smoked cigarettes and taken drugs said they had experienced low levels of happiness, compared with 22% who had done none of those things. Among those who had done one of those things, 36% reported having had a low level of happiness the previous day.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2NkPYdh