Addiction
Teen Addiction
Adolescence is a period of growth and exploration. It is time we move from a constricted and protected the world at home and at school and in the big world – full of passion and, yes, danger. Part of the risk of not having good information is reliable. Peer pressure and the limited experience to act together as teenagers at risk of making bad decisions out of ignorance.
Teens set to become drug addicts. Begin to search either excited or wants to watch or simply looking to escape boredom. Drugs are there to answer the demand. Err, drug use, to create fun and adventure teens want – until an unexpectedly Bill coming due, and another life is broken.
Prevalence of drug use among young people
Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) is an annual survey of 8th, 10th and 12 grade students. It is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and measure changes in the high school population.
Some results from 2009:
Smoking (no cigarettes in the last month)
Low 7%, 10 graders, which rises to 20% with 12 grade. Use of tobacco is decreasing in the last decade.
Marijuana (use in past year)
Marijuana, the vast majority of illicit drug use in teenagers. While 37% report use of certain illicit drugs (excluding cigarettes, alcohol or prescription drugs), about 33% report marijuana. Since teenagers can use more than one medication, the survey also asked about “drugs other than marijuana” and the overall percentage was 17%.
Alcohol (use in past month)
Alcohol remains the most popular booze-and drug abuse in the young population. 44% 12th graders reported using alcohol to get drunk running at 8% to 8 degrees and 25% for the 12th graders. Tope was defined as five or more drinks in a row at least once during the past two weeks.
rescription medicines (available without prescription)
They remain a cause of concern and their use is 10% or less between 12 graders. There is one exception – OxyContin, which was considered 20% of respondents.
Illicit drugs (other than marijuana)
17%, about one out of six high school seniors have tried more serious or “hard drugs. This category includes ecstasy, methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine and others.
Changing perceptions of drug
Perhaps just as significant as the number who have tried various drugs, the way teenagers look at the risk of substance abuse. The rate of smoking has declined, while cannabis is considered dangerous and the number of marijuana use increased. This could be a result of campaigns against smoking cigarettes in some countries, the legalization of marijuana for medical use. Other groups of substances that are considered safer than previously hallucinogens such as LSD and ecstasy.
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