In a study done with middle school students, more precisely adolescents between 13 and 17 years old, the 60% had admitted having drunk alcohol. In men the percentage is higher than in women. 19.7% said that had smoked snuff.
Of the more than 80.000 students surveyed, over 46% reported having drunk alcohol, and of that percentage, 60% did it improperly.
Meanwhile, the percentage of students who smoked snuff fell from 21.9% in 2007 to 19.7 last year, while the age at onset of both addictions stood in 13 years old.
8.4% of adolescents confirmed ever having smoked marijuana, however, the use of other illicit drugs such as cocaine or stimulants decreased substantially.
The factors which adolescents attributed the cause of increased consumption of both alcohol and drugs were some such as the availability of money, low expectation for the future to develop or complete projects or even finish the secondary, tertiary or university studies. That leaves them to join the indiscriminate use of toxic substances for the human body.
Availability is not just of money, but also the proximity and easy access to drugs. 22.6% said they had received offers to buy these substances.
Drugs are easily available in any environment, which is not a less important fact, since it drives directly to enter the world of drug and alcohol indiscriminately.
Via: momento24.com