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 Carlito
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 Trouble seen for solitary, substance-using teens
#6343866 - 12/07/06 09:29 AM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlen...=HP-C7-Health-2
Trouble seen for solitary, substance-using teens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teens who drink, smoke cigarettes or use marijuana by themselves are more likely to have health and behavioral problems as young adults than those who do the same things with others, researchers reported on Thursday.
The findings stem from a nine-year study of about 6,000 adolescents from California and Oregon who were involved in a drug prevention campaign for middle-school students. They were asked while in middle school and high school and at age 23 about their substance use and other issues.
Those who drank, used marijuana or smoked while alone were less likely to graduate from college, more likely to have substance use problems as young adults, and reported poorer physical health by age 23 than those who used the substances with other people, the study found.
The solitary substance users also reported more delinquent behavior such as stealing and acting out at school, and spent more time at parties and dating than peers who used the substances in social settings, the study found.
The findings by researchers with the nonprofit research organization RAND Corp. appeared in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
Among the eighth-graders studied, 16 percent had smoked cigarettes alone, 17 percent had engaged in solitary drinking and 4 percent had used marijuana while alone.
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Sheepish
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 Re: Trouble seen for solitary, substance-using teens [Re: Carlito]
#6344756 - 12/07/06 02:23 PM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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"Among the eighth-graders studied, 16 percent had smoked cigarettes alone, 17 percent had engaged in solitary drinking and 4 percent had used marijuana while alone."
Stop the press! What about the other large majority of 8th graders that DIDN'T turn into a societal fiend?
The link is a bit TOO casual to even be scientific proof. What about the other factors in a person's life? It's not a simple matter of "If you do this, that will happen".
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Re: Trouble seen for solitary, substance-using teens [Re: Sheepish]
#6346420 - 12/07/06 11:35 PM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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Well, I would have prefered to always do my smack with a bunch of friends like usual.... but sometimes no one would be around. Every single time I tried waiting until I had someone by my side, but sometimes I just couldnt wait.. and thats when I realized I was antisocial 
/sarcasm
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