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Young Aussies Aware of Drug Risks but do it Anyway: Survey
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http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-9-2/59315.html





SYDNEY—Almost all young Australians understand that drugs and alcohol can damage their mental health, but this knowledge is doing nothing to dampen their enthusiasm for substance use, a study has found.

A national survey of almost 4,000 teenagers and young adults has found that more than 85 per cent know cannabis, alcohol and tobacco are harmful and that cutting back would reduce the risk of depression and other mental health problems.

But the findings, published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, were vastly at odds with the high rates of drinking, smoking and drug taking among young Australians.

Researchers from the Orygen Research Centre at the University of Melbourne said this proves that "knowledge does not translate into behaviour", and shows new campaign strategies are needed to bring rates down.

"Our findings suggest that simply raising awareness of the link between substance use and mental disorder in the general population is not sufficient," said lead researcher Dr Dan Lubman.

To change their behaviour, a young person would need to believe that they could be vulnerable to developing a mental illness, and that abstaining or limiting substances could help them avoid this, he said.

The study involved 3,746 people aged 12 to 25 who were presented with a vignette portraying young people with schizophrenia, depression or social phobia, and questioned them about the role of different substances.

More than 85 per cent agreed that alcohol, tobacco and marijuana were harmful for the young people portrayed and that avoiding alcohol or cannabis could reduce the risk of mental illness.

Females were much more likely to link substances with mental health risks than males. And older participants aged 18 to 25 were less likely than younger people to identify the risk, particularly in relation to cannabis.

"Importantly, young people with higher levels of psychological distress were also less likely to report alcohol, marijuana and tobacco use as harmful," Dr Lubman wrote.

The researchers said public health campaigns should provide clear, evidence-based information specifically targeting particular groups of young people.


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Re: Young Aussies Aware of Drug Risks but do it Anyway: Survey [Re: Bridgeburner]
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"To change their behaviour, a young person would need to believe that they could be vulnerable to developing a mental illness"

Be it true or not.

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Re: Young Aussies Aware of Drug Risks but do it Anyway: Survey [Re: abesh]
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so natch, they have to make it as psychologically distressing to use drugs as possible so kids can see it is a danger :rolleyes:

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