Research shows that cannabis is understood differently across cultures. In Sweden, young users are seen as vulnerable, problem-burdened and increasingly embracing drug-liberal attitudes. Despite low prevalence rates, youth use considered a high-profile problem warrants prohibition. Previous studies show staff in Swedish addiction treatment legitimize resolute interventions by making up irration...

conclusions the evaluation of the questionnaire for identifying the individuals in the risk of addiction showed that the questionnaire benefits from appropriate validity and reliability. therefore, it can be used in preventive fields and research. moreover, by illuminating interpersonal factors that are effective in drug abuse, proper strategies can be used to prevent drug addiction. results in...

This research studies the effect of family, and other social institutions on the attitudes of the youth of Noushahr and Chalous in drug addiction. A Sample of 1200 boys and girls were randomly chosen through a quessionare (Alpha %84) the data (gathered and the results) show that there is a significant difference among young addicted persons specially including their attitudes towards family, p...

Teenage drug abuse is on the increase throughout India. Drug and other psychotropic substance usage a major problem, with over 90% of users being under age 25. Teens problems, such as those caused by cigarettes, narcotics, or alcohol, are more likely to engage in criminal activity. These drugs may make person angry point where they commit horrible crimes including rapes, murders, forms sexual v...

Tobacco use and addiction most often begin during youth and young adulthood. Youth use of tobacco in any form is unsafe. To determine the prevalence and trends of current (past 30-day) use of nine tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, hookahs, tobacco pipes, snus, dissolvable tobacco, and bidis) among U.S. middle (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) studen...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and this paper will review studies that examine the risks and opportunities that it affords. We will examine research that investigates the more negative aspects of youth online behavior such as addiction as well as online risks such as harassment/cyber bullying and sexual solicitation. In addition, positive as...

BACKGROUND Street-level policing has been recognized as a driver of health-related harms among people who inject drugs (IDU). However, the extent of interaction between police and street-involved youth has not been well characterized. We examined the incidence and risk factors for police confrontations among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting. METHODS Using data derived from particip...

This study examined the prevalence of internet addition among Hong Kong adolescents and its psychosocial correlates in a large sample of early adolescents in Hong Kong. A total of 3328 students (age = 12.59 ± 0.74 years) were recruited from 28 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Using Young ’ s 10-item internet addiction test, 26.4 % of the participants were classifi ed as having internet addiction...

Three of ten teenagers in Korea are addicted to mobile phones. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between mobile phone addiction and the incidence of poor sleep quality and short sleep duration in adolescents. We used longitudinal data from the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute in Korea (2011-2013). A total of 1,125 students...