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Good students more likely to drink and smoke weed – study

A study published in the British Medical Journal Open on Wednesday says kids who attain higher marks are more likely to smoke weed and drink at an early stage.

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Researchers surveyed more than 6,000 students from public and private schools across England. Using questionnaires, they regularly tracked each student’s use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis from age 13 or 14 until age 19 or 20.

What they found was that during their early teens high scoring kids tended to try pot instead of cigarettes.

James Williams and Gareth Hagger-Johnson, co-authors of the new study:

Higher-ability adolescents are more open to try cannabis but are initially cautious of illegal substances in early adolescence as they are more aware of the immediate and long-term repercussions that breaking the law might incur. Cognitive ability is also associated with openness to new experiences and higher levels of boredom due to a lack of mental stimulation in school.

And now we are not saying kids should smoke weed. It is the study that sold the dream.

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