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Fewer students drunk or high

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THE National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is reporting that fewer teenagers are using illegal drugs or drinking alcohol across Jamaica, but the numbers remain concerning.

According to the NCDA, its recent Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted January to March 2026 — which had 3,058 respondents from 32 schools, with 76 per cent participation among students and 100 per cent from schools — showed that the consumption of alcohol by students in grades seven to 11 dropped from 52.5 per c

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