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NEARLY one in five 13-year-olds have been offered drugs, according to a new survey of substance abuse among Scottish schoolchildren. The proportion of 13-year-olds and 15-year-olds who reported having been offered drugs increased by 5% between 2013 and 2015, according to the latest Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (Salsus) which questioned 25,304 pupils at 264 schools. A total of 19% of 13-year-olds said they had been offered drugs, as did 42% of 15-year-olds. 2016-10-26