But the rates have increased among minority groups. The percent of blacks currently using drugs jumped from 5.8 percent in 1993 to 8.2 percent last year. Hispanics saw a similar rise, from 4.4 percent to 6.1 percent over those five years. Overall use of marijuana was steady in 1998, with a...
WASHINGTON -- Teen drug use declined by 9 percent last year and 21 percent over the past two years, mirroring the continuing drop in the crime rate, according to a major survey released yesterday by federal officials.U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union...
While overall rates of teen drug use are down, heavy drug addiction is on the rise in American youth. It’s becoming an epidemic as more of our youth dabble in the use of opioids and hard liquor. What often begins as recreational use turns into substance abuse that is beyond their contro...
A new government study suggests U.S. teen smoking rates reached an all-time low this year. The study was asurveyof American youth carried out by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The su...
(2014). Teen Drug Use. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_104170 Download citation .RIS .ENW .BIB DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_104170 Publisher NameSpringe...
key risk factors such as high blood pressure and obesity are increasing at alarming rates. Even though medical advances are helping people live longer with heart conditions, the rising number of these risk factors highlights the urgent need for better ways to prevent and manage heart disease. You...
She hopes to teach her own students about what she has learned in the contest. "The drug knowledge contest can help the public, teenagers in particular, understand how terrible drugs are and prevent them from falling victim to them," Ren said. ...
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Teen drug use is on the rise. Get facts & statistics on teen drug abuse as well as teen drug use prevention & warning signs of teenage drug abuse.
Teen DrivingAlcohol and Drug UseUnderage Driving LawsTeen LicensingObjective. The initiation of teen driving, which occurs between ages 15 and 17, has ... R Voas,T Kelley-Baker - 《Journal of Crash Prevention & Injury Control》 被引量: 19发表: 2008年 Impact of Maternal Drug Use and Life...