Children in the north of the country drink and smoke more than those in the south, data from the NHS Information Centre has found.
In particular, girls aged between 11 and 15 in the Midlands and the North are drinking more than the recommended limits for adult women.
More than one in four boys in the North East had a drink in the last week and on average drank 20.2 units, the equivalent of eight and a half pints of strong lager or more than two bottles of wine.