Adolescent Substance Use in the U.S.: Facts for Policymakers. Fact Sheet

Autor/inn/en	Stagman, Shannon; Schwarz, Susan Wile; Powers, Danielle
Institution	National Center for Children in Poverty
Titel	Adolescent Substance Use in the U.S.: Facts for Policymakers. Fact Sheet
Quelle	(2011), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Substance Abuse; Health Behavior; Adolescents; Adolescent Development; Drinking; Drug Abuse; Prevention; Incidence; Racial Differences; African Americans; Asian Americans; Whites; Hispanic Americans; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Multiracial Persons; Inhalants; Marijuana; Cocaine; Smoking; At Risk Persons; Narcotics; Alcohol Abuse; Homeless People; Age Differences; Family Relationship; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Trinken; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Vorkommen; Rassenunterschied; Afroamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; American Indian; Indianer; Inuit; Mischling; Kokain; Rauchen; Risikogruppe; Narcotic; Betäubungsmittel; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Adolescence is an important period of physical, social, psychological, and cognitive growth. No longer children and not yet adults, adolescents make significant choices about their health and develop attitudes and health behaviors that continue into adulthood. Substance use disorders among adolescents can impede the attainment of important developmental milestones, including the development of autonomy, the formation of intimate interpersonal relationships, and general integration into adult society. Similarly, the use of alcohol and illicit substances by youth often leads to adverse health outcomes. This paper presents: (1) facts about adolescent substance use; (2) factors that make monitoring and decreasing adolescent substance use especially difficult; and (3) recommendations for preventing adolescent substance use. (Contains 2 figures and 26 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Children in Poverty. 215 West 125th Street Third Floor, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 646-284-9600; Fax: 646-284-9623; e-mail: info@nccp.org; Web site: http://www.nccp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10