The East Anglian Daily Times has a story about a:
survey of pupils from 77 schools was carried out by Essex County Council in a bid to find out more about what children want as it shapes policy.
It also revealed a quarter of secondary school pupils in Essex have been offered illegal drugs, with nearly 20% trying them.
When the annual survey of pupils from across England asked similar questions they found:
In 2005, 39% of pupils had ever been offered drugs, an increase from 36% in 2004. This proportion has remained broadly stable since 2001, between 36% and 42%. In 2005, as in previous survey years, boys were more likely than girls to have ever been offered drugs (41%, compared with 38%).
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