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- Title: Multimedia Science Education on Drugs of Abuse: A Preliminary Evaluation of Effectiveness for Adolescents (Letter TO THE Editor) (Letter to the Editor)
- Author : Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 236 KB
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Dear Editor: Adolescent substance abuse is a significant public health problem in the United States. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2006), 2.7 million youth used alcohol for the first time and 1.5 million used an illicit drug in the past year. Similarly, the 2005 Monitoring the Future survey found that 41 percent of eighth graders have used alcohol, and 21 percent have used an illicit drug (Johnston et al., 2006). These usage rates are alarming because drug use in adolescence can have serious physical, emotional, and social consequences. Physical consequences of adolescent drug use include short and long-term negative effects on the brain and body, including disease, impaired judgment, addiction, and even death. Risks for youth that drink or use drugs include high rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, a higher risk of later substance abuse and dependence, poor academic performance and school drop-out, early sexual initiation, and perpetration of violence.