A recent online article by 22 News WWLP of Massachusetts reported that recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) information reveals that there has been a decline in both drug use and binge drinking amongst teens. Continue reading
Studies Show Teens More Susceptible to Drug Use Because of Legalization
The use of marijuana continues to increase as more states across the nation legalize it for either medical use, or recreational use. Despite the arguments of marijuana proponents that marijuana is harmless—and even beneficial—there are adverse health effects that come with its increased use. And teens are more vulnerable to some of those adverse effects, ones which are capable of lessening their quality of life. Continue reading
Study Shows Teens Abusing Anti-Anxiety Drugs and Sleep Medication
The avalanche of prescription drug use in the U.S. has given birth to a dangerous trend now greatly affecting our youth. Never mind that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has actually now classified prescription drug abuse in this country as an epidemic. Even more alarming is the unprecedented amount that these prescriptions are being doled out to our youth, giving rise to a new problem: teen abuse of anti-anxiety drugs and sleep medication. Continue reading
Teen Drug Use at All Time High According to Reports
Teen drug use continues to escalate, and some experts cite it as a public health problem of epidemic levels. The Columbia University-based National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) recently reported that 75 percent of all students in high school have used tobacco, alcohol, or either illicit or legal drugs. Furthermore, the report reveals that 20 percent of these teens are addicted. Continue reading
The 5 Places Teens Are Getting Drugs From
Today’s teenagers don’t need to turn to the streets to buy their illicit drugs from drug dealers. In fact, the use of illegal drugs by our nation’s adolescents is declining. Unfortunately, rather than the street drugs posing the greatest threat to our upcoming generation, it is the non-medical use of prescription drugs and the over-the-counter medications that our young people are misusing and abusing. Continue reading