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.
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.
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.
If you’ve been warned against the dangers of cheese, chances are it’s not the dairy product that is being referred to, but instead a deadly form of heroin that is sold on the street for as little as $2. Cheese is created by combining black tar heroin with crushed tablets of over-the-counter cold medication such as Tylenol PM. The combination looks like grated cheese or rough sand, and users commonly snort the drug rather than inject it.
Often it happens by accident. You’re cleaning up the trail of debris left by your teenaged son or daughter and baggies or plastic-wrapped packages of pills fall out of coats, jackets, jeans, purses, etc. Maybe you’re dusting their bedroom, putting away fresh laundry, or rearranging photos or other items in the room. What you discover turns your stomach to lead. Those brightly colored pills look vaguely familiar. With trembling hands, you carry the pills to your medicine cabinet and compare them with what’s there. They may be your prescription medications. … Continue Reading
While street drug use among teens is on the decline, they’re still getting high with prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. Prescription drugs teens are taking include opioids or painkillers, stimulants such as ADHD medications, and depressants. As parents, you are the first, and best, defense against this growing problem. … Continue Reading
