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More teenage girls than boys now smoke and abuse prescription drugs. Girls also are starting to use marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes at a higher rate than boys.

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Sources for Know What Your Child Watches on TV

1 American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, March 2001, Children and Watching TV, last referenced 2/8/2008.

2 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Tips for Teens, last referenced 2/8/2008.

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Created on 3/13/08