Then thats not too different than in the US. If you know where to go, you can get alcohol and cigarettes. Some places still have those old cigarette machines. Anyone can go up and get some. I don't think you'll see a group of twelve-year-olds drinking and smoking on the street. And I'm pretty sure they won't let a 12-yr-old buy a beer ( I could be wrong, in fact I probably am wrong) but, in 8th-9th grade I heard of certain places that would sell to kids.