In England in 2023, among boys aged between 11 and 15 years of age who had reported taking drugs within the last year, over one-third had taken two or more types of drugs. Meanwhile, of girls the same age who had taken drugs, 30 percent said they had taken two or more in the last year.
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NHS Digital. (October 17, 2024). Number of drug types taken by school children among those who had taken in the last year in England in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/370866/drugs-taken-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
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Number of drug types taken by school children among those who had taken in the last year in England in 2023, by gender [Graph], NHS Digital, October 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/370866/drugs-taken-by-school-children-by-gender-in-england/
