Reducing the harm of adolescent substance use.
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: The recent upswing in both licit and illicit drug use by adolescents in Nova Scotia, documented in this issue by Drs. Christiane Poulin and David Elliott, is justifiable cause for concern. Of the students surveyed on their drug use in the preceding 12 months, 37% had used no alcohol or other drugs, 22% had used all of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, 27% had experienced at least 1 alcohol-related problem and 6% had experienced at least 1 other drug-related problem. These findings, along with the results of other research,' demonstrate the need to minimize the risks of nonmedical drug use by adolescents. They also raise questions about the role of school-based drug education. Why aren't current programs more effective? What alternative strategies might be deployed? Would programs based on the principles of harm reduction be more effective, as Poulin and Elliot suggest?
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: P G Erickson
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2144661993