The Evolution of Youth Drug Use

Teenagers are drinking less alcohol, smoking fewer cigarettes and trying fewer hard drugs according to a new federal survey of 8th, 10th and 12th graders. This is due to an effort in the US to discourage drug use including stricter school penalties, smoking bans, and general public awareness campaigns including lawsuits against opioid manufacturers. “There has been a whole lot of effort at the community level,” said Dr. Sion Kim Harris, a pediatrician and a director for the Center for Adolescent...

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Published on December 21, 2019 17:11
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