A new study from the University of Seville in Spain finds that most young people in Spain do not fit the risk profile of substance use. About 60 percent of Spanish youths between the ages of 13 and 18 report they do not take drugs and rarely drink alcohol. Less than 10 percent of Spanish youths admit to having taken some form of an illegal drug.
“Although it is important that society, the media, the experts involved and young people themselves change the stereotype of adolescents taking drugs, the data from our study should not be seen as an excuse not to prevent substance use,” said lead researcher Pilar Ramos, a professor at the University of Seville.
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