Analysis American Teens are Less Likely Than European Teens to use Cigarettes and Alcohol, But More Likely to Use Illicit Drugs by Gary Kopycinski on June 1, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Analysis: Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Always Watching: How ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 Threatens Privacy and Civic Participation November 10, 2025 Full-blown Fascism Has Arrived in America as the Pentagon Expels the Press October 16, 2025 ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. The U.S. had the second-lowest proportion of students who used tobacco and alcohol compared to their counterparts in 36 European countries, a new report indicates.