We found this interesting article on the Care2.Com website about the growing problem of inhalant abuse by young people:
The aerosol cleaner used to clean your computer, hairspray, paint solvents, gasoline, and that old standby, glue, can all be inhaled (huffed) to get a high. Kids have been taking advantage of this method of getting [...]
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The Danger of “Huffing”
Adolescents: Smoking More Risky Then Illicit Drugs or Binge Drinking
A new study highlights the effectiveness of recent teen anti-smoking educational campaigns. From the Cada (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) Website:
Adolescents across all age groups perceive a greater risk to smoking cigarettes than the use of alcohol and other substances including cocaine and LSD, according to a new report based on a national survey [...]
Today is the Great American Smokeout
Today is the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Smokeout” The purpose of this event it to encourage and help people to quit smoking.
For those people who aren’t sure they want to quit, we found this interesting article on care2.com by Melissa Breyer that talks about some of the nasty ingredients found in cigarettes:
For a [...]
Violence and Abuse: The Hidden Healthcare Costs
From a new report from the Academy on Violence and Abuse:
Violence and abuse leads to as much as a 250 percent increase in healthcare utilization in adults who’ve been victimized at some time in their lives, resulting in increased healthcare expenditures of up to $750 billion annually or 37.5 percent of all healthcare [...]
Drug Education and Risky Sexual Behavior
A recent Rand Study concluded that drug education for adolescents can have long term impacts on sexual behavior. From Denise Witmer at About.com:Teens:
Researchers found that young adults who had been exposed to a popular drug abuse prevention program as adolescents were less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior five to seven years later, [...]
Binge Drinking and Teen Brain Development
A new research study, which will be published in the July issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, shows that even infrequent binge drinking epsiodes have negative consequences on developing teen brains. From Newswise Medical News:
A study of adolescent binge drinkers has found that even relatively infrequent exposure to large amounts of alcohol during [...]
