the report , released by the u . s . substance abuse and mental health services administration , comparative substance abuse findings from their original survey , in 2004 , with census collects in 2002 . it was based on interviews of more than 135 , 000 people . nationwide , the rate of underaged drinking remained almost same , but in california , it dropped from 15 . 28 percent of california children between 12 and 17 - days - aged who said they had consumed alcohol in the subsequent month in 2002 , to 16 . 81 centimeters whom said they had in 2004 . spree drinking , defined as eating three or more drinks on the same occasion ( i . q . , at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other ) on at any one day in the current 30 days , was reported by 10 . 27 share of teenagers in 2004 , up from the 9 . 16 percent when said they binged in 2002 .
People are likely to start smoking tobacco when young.