Drug use is a problem in Algeria. According to a report in the Magharebia, nearly half of all high school students have used drugs. This finding is from a new report from the National Office for the Fight Against Drug Addiction.
Adult female substance abuse affects not only the women who choose to use alcohol and drugs in an abusive fashion, but it can have profound effects on their children. Injuries and deaths caused by substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, and fetal alcohol syndrome are all secondary consequences of adult female substance abuse.
The federal government’s annual report of kids’ alcohol and drug abuse found that among 46,000 American eighth, 10th, and 12th graders, use of hallucinogens, marijuana, methamphetamines decreased in 2008. But although drug and alcohol use seems to be declining or holding steady, there has been slippage in teen disapproval of such practices and perception of risks, officials warned.
In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000 Biology, Neil Grunberg looks into why adolescents are more prone to substance abuse, especially smoking.
Australia has a drinking problem. More than 25 percent of 15-year-olds are binge drinking until they pass out, according to a news post. Taking in so much alcohol – especially at a young age – is likely to ensure brain damage.
A new report has found that older people who abuse alcohol drink more than their younger counterparts—possibly because they need more alcohol to achieve the desired effects.
By LeAnne Bagnall
Teens are much closer to accessing drugs than parents think, or may want to believe. Most of the images we see that teach children to stay away from drugs—the DARE program’s “say no to drugs” campaigns, for example—are such common knowledge nowadays that we glaze over the message when commercials appear during our television programs.
Parents tend to imagine drug abuse involving heavy substances such as cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine. Movies and television give the impression that children obtain drugs from shady dealers in dark corners or from peer pressure from bad kids in bad neighborhoods. The modern trend in drug abuse, however, depicts a much different picture.
As parents, you want the best for your children. But you also realize that you can’t be with them 24/7 and it’s impossible to shield them from the presence and influence of drugs and alcohol so prevalent in society. Outside of the potential for addiction, you also worry about the unavoidable consequences of drug use, one of which is sexual activity. What are the facts about drug use among teens? What drugs or substances most often lead to sexual activity in teens? Most of all, what can you do about it? … Continue Reading
Teens who see their parents getting drunk are more likely to get drunk themselves, compared with teens who don’t see their parents imbibe, according to a new study from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). Researchers polled 1,000 teens aged 12 to 17 and 452 of their parents about their attitudes on alcohol and drug use.
A federal government report revealed that illicit drug use among Americans ages 50 to 59 has increased from 5.1 percent in 2002 to 9.4 percent in 2005. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said the increase occurred because some baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—continue to use drugs as they get older.
