Teens’ Love of Loud Music Tied to Drinking, Drug Abuse

By Health Editor | May 21, 2012 at 2:43 pm


By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — In a new study, teens who loved listening to music blasting at high decibels on their MP3 players were also more likely than others to smoke marijuana, while those who listened to loud music at concerts and clubs were more likely to drink heavily and have sex without a condom.

Experts stressed that the findings don’t prove that loud music or concerts have anything to do with pot smoking, drinking or unprotected sex, only that there is an association.

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