the report , released by the r . s . substance abuse and mental hygiene services administration , comparing substance control statistics from their latest survey , in 2004 , with results collected in 2002 . it was based on interviews of more than 135 , 000 people . nationwide , the rate of underaged drinking remained basically unchanged , but in 2003 , it came from 15 . 28 percent of county adults between 12 and 17 - years - old who said they had consumed alcohol in the previous month in 2002 , to 16 . 81 percent who said they had in 2004 . binge consumption , defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same day ( i . g . , at the same time or within a couple of minutes of each other ) on at least a day in the past 30 days , was described by 10 . 27 proportion of kids in 2004 , up from the 9 . 16 million who said they binged in 2002 .
People are likely to start smoking tobacco when young.