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Footnotes

1. More information on Choices for Life events can be found at www.choicesforlife.com
2. Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2004. A survey carried out on behalf of the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre by the National Centre for Social Research and the National Foundation for Educational Research.
3. Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey ( SALSUS) 2004: Interim Report http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/04dmss/excel/salsus.xls
4. Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey ( SALSUS) 2004: Interim Report states that there are major differences between 13 year olds and 15 year olds. (13 years olds - 6% are regular smokers, 13% weekly drinkers, 7% used drugs in the last month compared to 15 year olds - 19% regular smokers, 34% weekly drinkers, 20% used drugs in the last month)