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Alcohol
Teens who start drinking at the age before 15 years are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after the legal age of 21.
The average age teen boys first try alcohol is age 11, for girls teen girls it's age 13.
Nearly 10 million young people , ages 12-20, reported that they've consumed alcohol in nth past 30 days.
The rate of current alcohol consumption increases with the age, according to the 2011 national survey on drug use and health, from 2percent at age 12 to 21 percent at age 16, and 55 percent at age 20.
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