Boys with social difficulties most susceptible to early substance use. Boys who enter sixth-grade with co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning and conduct problems are at the greatest risk of developing aggressive behavior and using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana by the end of eighth grade, a new study found. Source 2g.
I feel like this had a lot to do with my problems back then. I'm still very socially awkward and struggle with it daily. It was horrible back then. I smoked cigs and weed in eighth grade.