Children with high IQs are at a greater risk of using drugs, according to new research at Cardiff University.
The study involved nearly 8,000 British people, whose IQs were scored in the 1970s when they were children. Researchers followed up with the participants at ages 16 and 30, with a broad survey that included questions about drug usage.
Those who had scored highest on IQ tests as kids were more likely to have tried marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy. The trend was most noticeable in women. Those who scored in the top third of the IQ tests were twice as likely to have tried marijuana or cocaine and 65% more likely to have taken ecstasy than those with lower IQs.
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