Teen Drug Usage. by Natalie Herrenbruck https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv Made with en-us 2016-12-14 16:47:40 UTC 2025-11-07 17:04:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Drinking, Drug Use Largely down among U.S. teens in 2016. natalie_herrenbruck210 https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143655543 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teens-idUSKBN1420AK 

Facts: The study, which is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, surveyed 45,473 students from 372 public and private schools.
Causes: According to the study, marijuana and e-cigarettes are more popular among teens than regular tobacco, with a large drop in the use of tobacco cigarettes among 8th, 10th and 12th graders.
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]]> 2016-12-14 16:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143655543 One-sixth of adolescent smokers report harder drug use, followed by higher rates of depression. natalie_herrenbruck210 https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143656164 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-one-sixth-adolescent-smokers-harder-drug.html 

Facts: Teens who reported using harder drugs at the beginning of the study were more likely than other participants to report depressive symptoms one, two and three years later. The proportion of teens reporting harder drug use also remained consistent over the course of the study, McKelvey said, "which implies that patterns of smoking and drug use established in adolescence can be chronic and persist over time."
Causes: While the study results contradicted the conventional notion that light smoking progresses to heavy smoking, and none of the teens seemed interested in smoking more as time went on, McKelvey recommended that smoking prevention and cessation programs begin in elementary and middle school.
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]]> 2016-12-14 16:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143656164 E-Cigarette Use Falls Among Teens. natalie_herrenbruck210 https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143656664 http://www.wsj.com/articles/e-cigarette-use-falls-among-teens-1481650108 

Facts: E-cigarette use among teens dropped in 2016, reversing an upward trend that had prompted the U.S. Surgeon General to recommend increased regulation and taxation. Among high-school seniors, 12% this year said they had used e-cigarettes in the past month compared with 16% in 2015, according to the National Institutes of Health’s annual Monitoring the Future survey.E-cigarettes and marijuana are both more popular among teens.
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]]> 2016-12-14 16:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143656664 Misuse of Pain Meds by teens continue to Decline. natalie_herrenbruck210 https://padlet.com/natalie_herrenbruck210/1p2dq5jmbczv/wish/143658127 https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/12/13/misuse-of-pain-meds-by-teens-continues-decline 

Facts: Only 2.9% of high school seniors reported the misuse of Vicodin in 2016, compared to nearly 10 percent a decade ago. 
Causes: Marijuana use in the past month by eighth graders fell to 5.4%, down from 6.5% in 2015.
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Perspectives:  "We need to consider what kind of support moms with opioid disorders have in rural communities," she said.
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