Teen Addiction
Nearly of all U.S. high school students currently smoke, drink alcohol, or use other drugs and a third of them meet the medical criteria for teen addiction. Anyway you look at it the number one public health problem is adolescent substance use. Research done by the national center on addiction and substance abuse, at Columbia University say this has become an epidemic.
About Teen Addiction
Although the use of cigarettes, marijuana and other prescription drugs for teen addiction use has declined in recent years. But the use of smokeless tobacco has been on the rise. A survey of school personal, that includes teachers, principles, counselors and coaches find that three- fourths of high school students have smoked cigarettes, drunken alcohol or used other drugs. Two- thirds of high schools have used more than one addictive drug. A quarter of high school teens say in the survey that marijuana is considered to be harmless, and one in six views it as medicine.
Contact Us Immediately Before It’s Too Late
The most popular teen addiction substance for high school students is alcohol, which is followed by cigarettes, marijuana and then controlled prescription drugs such as painkillers. When younger people start using addictive substances, they will have a greater chance of becoming addicted. Teen who start using addictive substances before 18 have a six times more likely chance to develop a substance abuse problem than those who don’t start until the age of 21 or older? There are some teens that are very vulnerable; they have parents who may abuse alcohol or drugs. However teen addiction is a preventable public health problem and addiction is a treatable disease. Contact addiction treatment specialists today.
