A new study has found that teenagers take drugs and alcohol mostly to 'look cool' and not due to emotional troubles, as we usually think.
"Our study highlights a correlation between popularity and consumption," said Jean-Sebastien Fallu at the Université de Montréal's School of Psychoeducation.
Drug Abuse Can Lower Your Libido
Use of 'recreational drugs' reduces sexual performance, a new Canadian study reveals.
Advertisement
"The teenagers we studied were well-accepted, very sensitive to social codes, and understood the compromises that it takes to be popular," she added.
The study findings showed an increase in consumption, as the child got older regardless of their popularity level. However, the more popular a child and their friends were, the greater this consumption was.
![Child]( "Child")
A new study has suggested that father's incarceration is linked with substantially elevated risks for illegal drug use in adolescence and early adulthood.
There was a two-fold between increase between ages 10 and 15 for the most popular kids who also had very popular friends.
"Teenagers don't consume to belong to the group or to increase their popularity level, they do it to remain well-liked. It's more about keeping their status than increasing it," Fallu said.
Source: ANI
Child's Risk of Drug Abuse Hiked by Father's Incarceration
A new study has suggested that father's incarceration is linked with substantially elevated risks for illegal drug use in adolescence and early adulthood.
Advertisement
There was a two-fold between increase between ages 10 and 15 for the most popular kids who also had very popular friends.
"Teenagers don't consume to belong to the group or to increase their popularity level, they do it to remain well-liked. It's more about keeping their status than increasing it," Fallu said.
Source: ANI
J -K Police Crime Branch Create Awareness About Drug Abuse by Organising a Camp
Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch organise a camp in Srinagar to create awareness about drug Abuse .
Advertisement
 Antisocial Behaviour and Drug Abuse in Boys Linked to Brain AbnormalitiesA new study says that malfunctioning brains are to be blamed for antisocial behaviour such as drug abuse, breaking laws, and reckless attitude in boys. | Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Reading
Latest Alcohol & Drug Abuse News
The percentage of caregivers prescribing buprenorphine increased faster after the Medicaid reforms implementation.
New study examined whether metabolic syndrome could be a reason for increased mortality from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) despite declining alcohol use.
Addiction scientists try to decode cocaine use disorder.
The percentage of new schizophrenia cases associated with cannabis use disorder has constantly soared over the past five decades.
The new study suggests potential drug targets for treating alcohol-associated chronic pain and hypersensitivity.