Survey: Drug & Alcohol Use Among Young People
Survey: Drug & Alcohol Use Among Young People
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse
“Of these, 52.3% reported using energy drinks, 25.2 % alcohol, 15.3% inhalants, 3.4 % cigarettes, and 0.5% other drugs. Prevalence of use of most substances increases as students advance to higher grades. Note, that of all the students surveyed, one …
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Op-ed: Why Aren't We Talking About Alcoholism?
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse
I know first hand of what dangers drug and alcohol abuse can do to someone, because I am an alcoholic who has been sober for four and a half years. Alcoholism is a disease that plagues LGBT people, however very few of us speak out about it and even …
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Childhood ADHD Increases the Risk of Cigarette Smoking and Substance Abuse
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However, by age 17.5, parents' reports of the inattentive and hyperactivity symptoms of ADHD were significant predictors of alcohol abuse in both boys and girls, but they were still more predictive of alcohol and drug abuse in girls. To highlight this …
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Chapter 3 – Alcohol and Substance Abuse – Current and ex-serving members of the ADF share real stories of their experience with alcohol and substance abuse.