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Jump to full article: Korea Herald (kr), 1999-01-18
Intro: According to the Seoul Board of Education, a total of 11,254 middle and
high school students were disciplined for smoking or drinking last year, a
71 percent increase over 6,579 in 1997.
The number more than doubled in one year among high school students from
3,371 in 1997 to 7,325 in 1998. . . In a related study, another government agency discovered that students tend
to start smoking at an earlier age than in the past.
The Commission on Youth Protection under the Prime Minister's Office said
in its recent report on smoking and narcotics that those in middle school
started smoking at the age of 12.9 on average, while those in high school
started at the age of 15.
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