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  • Throughout most of adolescence, the neural pathways involved in reward processing develop more rapidly than those involved in cognitive control, explaining teens' risk-taking tendencies and higher drug abuse susceptibility.
  • Puberty is intimately tied to adolescence. Girls generally begin puberty earlier on, typically between ages 10 and 14, while boys enter puberty later, on average, typically between ages 12 and 16.
  • On average, an adolescent male will first try alcohol at the age of 11. An adolescent female would do so two years later, at the age of 13.

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