LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DRUGS

Researchers who studied references to drugs and alcohol in Top 40 music found that one third of all songs favoured by teenagers include a reference to some kind of illicit substance. The study looked at 279 bestselling songs from 2005 in five genres considered popular with kids -- rap, country, R&B/hip-hop, rock, and pop -- and found that rap music easily led the way with references to substance abuse in 77 percent of songs. Country music followed up with 37 percent, R&B/Hip-hop songs came in at 20 percent, rock music was at 14 percent, and a mere nine percent of pop songs dealt with drugs or alcohol. (Health Day News)