“It is unusual to have elementary school students using cocaine. However, it’s not that unusual for young students to try substances,” said Susan E. Foster of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
On average, youths who abuse tobacco, alcohol or marijuana tried it for the first time when they were about 13, she said, and the earlier their initiation, the more likely they were to become addicted. “Usually, their sources are their friends or their own homes,” Foster said.
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