maladjustmentAnxietyAlcohol AbuseAdolescenceSubstance misuse is one of agroup of linked behaviours that has recently become more common among young people in westernised societies."1 This rise has paralleled increasing rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms and of deaths related to substance misuse....
The transitional period from adolescence to young adulthood had a significant impact on both alcohol consumption and use of cannabis. There was a higher alcohol consumption among those who had left their parental home. The consumption was lower among those who had established an adult social role ...
A year before, I was smoking weed every day and getting drunk on weekends. Two years before I was dabbling with pot and alcohol. Three years before it was just cigarettes and an occasional shot of alcohol. All that to say, what started as a mildly mischievous juvenile pursuit, had turned...
has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. his luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. shaken to ...
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-lan...
This study examines the use of drugs and alcohol among 284 youth and young adults of a low income urban community. Racial differences in the use of drugs and alcohol are examined for four age groups between 12 and 25. Overall, the findings show significant racial differences in the use of ...
Childhood maltreatment significantly increases the risk of substance abuse including opioid misuse later in life, especially, during adolescence years. Moreover, environmental factors like peer pressure, availability of alcohol/drugs, poor grades in school, and involvement with a gang can also increase ...
As with alcohol, taking drugs at an early age can have long-term effects. For example: Cannabis use in adolescence has been associated with the development of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia; and Drug use increases the level of other risky behaviour such as unprotected sexual activity, an...
Changing the future: experiencing adolescence in contemporary Ireland: alcohol and drugs. More of the respondents reported that they took drugs than reported that they smoked cigarettes' finds the first report which addresses the issues of drugs and alcohol. Key findings in the report included: While...
5-8,12 Alcohol use in movies and promotions is also linked to actual alcohol use.4,13-15 While the most frequently studied genres for this research include movies, television, and advertising, health behavior theory strongly supports a link between music exposure and substance use. According to...