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Here's how Iceland radically cut teenage drug use

Sebastian, a fourteen year old, smokes a cigarette in his grandmother`s yard during a family meeting in Santiago. Fourteen year old Sebastian smokes a cigarette in his grandmother`s yard during a family meeting in downtown Santiago, September 06, 2005. Most Chileans have their first cigarette at age 15, says the government's National Narcotics Control Council. Overall, 26 percent of teenage girls and 55 percent of Chilean women aged 19-25 smoke. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado - RP6DRNAHGFAA

The Icelandic model could benefit the general psychological and physical wellbeing of millions of kids. Image: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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