In 2003, 20 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native children between the ages of 12 and 17 reported the use of alcohol in the past month. Twenty percent of White, 11 percent of Black, and 16 percent of Hispanic children reported the use of alcohol in the past month.
American Indians/Alaska Natives between the ages of 12 and 17 were more likely to have smoked cigarettes in the past month than their White, Black, and Hispanic peers: 26 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives had smoked cigarettes, compared to 15 percent of Whites, 7 percent of Blacks, and 9 percent of Hispanics.
In 2003, a higher percentage of American Indians/Alaska Natives between the ages of 12 and 17 used marijuana in the past month than their White, Black, and Hispanic counterparts. Specifically, 16 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives had used marijuana in the past month, compared to 9 percent of Whites, 6 percent of Blacks, and 7 percent of Hispanics.
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