Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, par. 95 (2016)

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95.. Adolescence is a period of risk-taking and experimentation with greater likelihood of initiation into substance use. adolescents+s are at higher risk of drug-related health harms, while substance use initiated in adolescence can more often lead to dependence than during adulthood. The most commonly used substances are alcohol, tobacco and solvents. Illicit drug use, in particular cannabis, is also common and in recent years unregulated novel psychoactive substances have become an important concern.