Mental Health

One in ten young people in the UK has a mental health problem that has been recognised by doctors... More boys (8.1%) than girls (5.1%) have 'conduct disorders', but more girls (6.1%) than boys (4.0%) have emotional problems. For more details on the study that showed this, check out the BMA website.

Smoking & Drugs

13 under 18's died in 2004 from sniffing substances, according to new figures...

Smoking in 11-15s went down from 13% in 1996 to 9% in 2004