Experimentation in Drugs and Sex Leads to Depression Gap Between Boys and Girls
A recent study conducted by the Pacific Intstitute for Reseach and Evaluation (PIRE) found that boys and girls are affected quite differently by experimentation in drug use. Girls who experiment with drugs and sex are far more depressed than boys who do the same. According to PIRE, these adolescents have very little difference in their levels of depression prior to experimentation. Adolescent experimenters are also much more depressed than those who abstain. However, at high usage the levels of depression begin to equalize between the sexes.