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It's important to understand why teens use or misuse drugs, so the right resources and education can help them, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, wrote in an email.
The National Center for Children in Poverty notes that these students often lack access to essential health services, which can contribute to a cycle of poverty and poor health outcomes. [7] The YRBS data reveal that students from lower-income families are more likely to engage in risky behaviors, including substance use, as a coping mechanism ...
[13] Harassment is a leading cause of teen suicide, along with abuse. Gay teens or those unsure of their sexual identity are more likely to die by suicide, particularly if they have suffered bullying or harassment, as discussed next. The following campaigns have been started in hopes of giving teens hope and abolishing the feeling of isolation.
Of these, 27 million have high-risk drug use—otherwise known as recurrent drug use—causing harm to their health, causing psychological problems, and or causing social problems that put them at risk of those dangers. [2] [3] In 2015, substance use disorders resulted in 307,400 deaths, up from 165,000 deaths in 1990.
"They need to be embraced and understood for what they can and can’t do," mom Anna Chagnon tells PEOPLE
The Gateway Hypothesis proposes that drug use develops in stages, with early drug use consisting of drugs such as alcohol and tobacco and later dug use consisting of more illicit drug use. Nicotine use itself has been shown to be an early ‘gateway’ drug that increases risk for subsequent cocaine use.
Drug policy experts say dealers would not market fentanyl to children due to the risk of harsh criminal penalties and their lack of access to cash to buy the drug, NPR reported.
The American Teen Study, which began in May 1991, was a peer-reviewed study on adolescent sexual risk-taking behavior whose funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development was shut down by former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Louis Sullivan. [16]