Essay Archive - Adolescent Drug Abuse
Adolescent Drug Abuse
"Crack, booze, pot, crystal- from the inner city to the suburbs to small
towns, the world of the adolescent is permeated by drugs. When 'a little
harmless experimentation' becomes addiction, parents, teachers, and clinicians
are often at a loss. For this age group (roughly ages 13 to 23), traditional
substance abuse programs simply are not enough" (Nowinski, inside cover).
Today's society provides many challenges for adolescents that our
parents never had to face. Pre-marital sex and pregnancy, alcohol abuse, and
drug addiction have always been around but they have never been more available
to ado....
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