People use substances as they are pleasurable or reinforcing in some way. Substances can be internally reinforcing- helps avoid personal issues- or externally reinforcing -using helps a person fit in. Curiosity ,effects, pleasure, escape, relax , anxiety, energy, peer pressure - for no particular
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In the past few years, there has been an alarming rise in substance use amongst youth in the U.S. The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics reports that 2.08 million, or 8.33%, of 12- to 17-year-olds report using drugs in the last month. They deemed this issue a public health crisis. Kids use drugs out of boredom Citing a study by Columbia University in a report by the associated press, Hanson, Venturelli & Fleckenstein note that “children ages 12 to 17 who are frequently bored are 50% more likely to smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs. In addition, kids with $25 or more per week in spending money are nearly twice as likely to smoke, drink or use drugs as children with less money.
# Whether there is experimenting ,casual use, obvious abuse, family issues -visualize predictive underlying risk factors to addiction.
# Create infographic /picture/slide/chart for risk factors for addiction/abuse to present to students or staff.# Think of where you teach, the families, the students, the staff. What can be done about the epidemic of drug and alcohol use?
https://keepyourchildsafe.org/drugs-alcohol-and-addiction/when-kids-use-drugs-alcohol/why-kids-use-drugs-alcohol/https://youtu.be/shtRXgefI9Uhttps://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/family/why-do-teens-use-drugs
Substance Use and Addiction
