| The report suggests that issues from self esteem to body image spark substance abuse in adolescent girls. One study found that girls who at age 12 were low in self-esteem were nearly two and a half times likelier to engage in heavy alcohol use at age 15 than those higher in self-esteem. (Kumpulainen & Roine, 2002) Another study found young females tend to use alcohol and drugs to improve mood, increase confidence, reduce tension, cope with problems, lose inhabitations, and enhance sex. (Cent...
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