Teen Drug Abuse Declines, Nicotine use Rises.

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December 17, 2014 at 3:53 am

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RaD

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It seems as though the “this is your brain on drugs” and other attempts at educating teens on the effects and consequences of drug use and abuse in recent years has payed off. However, since the introduction and promotion of electronic cigarettes in recent years, adolescents appear to be ditching traditional cigarettes with the false belief that no smoke means no negative health effects. Maybe instead of teaching kids not to use tobacco products, we need to focus on nicotine as a drug itself, and help them understand that it can lead to serious negative health effects even if tobacco is out of the picture.

The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) provides statistics collected from 2013 here – New trends seen in annual survey of teen drug and alcohol abuse
December 17, 2014 at 3:56 am

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seems like a mixed bag… but yeah e-cigs seem to be in vouge right now

10 years from now the picture will change and people will see that e-cigs are not so hot
December 17, 2014 at 4:03 am

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@Digital Buddha 579307 wrote:

seems like a mixed bag… but yeah e-cigs seem to be in vouge right now

10 years from now the picture will change and people will see that e-cigs are not so hot

I guess it’s going to be like when parents gave their children paregoric for a toothache. Only time will tell.
December 17, 2014 at 4:05 am

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tryptameanie

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What other drug can be done with minimal trace other than a smell, instantly, anywhere that you just aren’t allowed to do like the grown ups?
December 17, 2014 at 4:07 am

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Digital Buddha

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@RaD 579311 wrote:

I guess it’s going to be like when parents gave their children paregoric for a toothache. Only time will tell.

you have an amazing command of drug history. As far as I can see e-cigs still get people addictive, but they do at least cut out the additives and carcinogens. i kind of equate it to the difference between smack and china white, i’d alot rather be putting china white into my veins, but its still bad for you. Of course that is kind of overblowing it, but it at least paints the picture that e-cigs aren’t harmless.
December 17, 2014 at 4:11 am

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Digital Buddha

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i could also see e-cigs being easier for people to get and maintain under-age than regular cigs, instead of scoring a pack you get a half a dozen cartridges and you’re good for a while.
December 17, 2014 at 4:17 am

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tryptameanie

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There was supposed to be more to that last post. e-cigs are a much easier alternative to proper smoking especially if you’re a kid. As long as adults do it though kids will do it.

I haven’t read through the link yet but does it say what % of kids using e-cigs also smoked?
December 17, 2014 at 4:22 am

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Digital Buddha

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@Tryptameanie 579322 wrote:

There was supposed to be more to that last post. e-cigs are a much easier alternative to proper smoking especially if you’re a kid. As long as adults do it though kids will do it.

I haven’t read through the link yet but does it say what % of kids using e-cigs also smoked?

it doesn’t contain that statistic, but i’d say there is a pretty good cross over
December 17, 2014 at 4:25 am

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tryptameanie

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Thanks DB.
December 17, 2014 at 10:22 pm

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wickle

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How do they know how many teens abuse Drugs? Police statistics, School questioners? No one in there right mind is gonna admit to that sh*t, teenager or adult!
December 17, 2014 at 11:40 pm

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@wickle 579585 wrote:

How do they know how many teens abuse Drugs? Police statistics, School questioners? No one in there right mind is gonna admit to that sh*t, teenager or adult!

In my high school we filled out an anonymous substance abuse survey (optional of course) from the state and the NIDA. And I would assume police statistics play a part.

EDIT: Scratch that, here is where the statistics for this particular survey came from:

“Overall, 41,551 students from 377 public and private schools participated in this year’s MTF survey. Since 1975, the survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes in 12th graders nationwide. Eighth and 10th graders were added to the survey in 1991. Survey participants generally report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month. Questions are also asked about daily cigarette and marijuana use. NIDA has provided funding for the survey since its inception by a team of investigators at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, led by Drs. Lloyd Johnston and Richard Miech. MTF is funded under grant number DA001411. Additional information on the MTF Survey, as well as comments from Dr. Volkow, can be found at http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages/MTF.html. The University of Michigan press release can be found at http://monitoringthefuture.org/embargoed External Web Site Policy.”

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2014/nida-16.htm
December 18, 2014 at 1:01 am

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Digital Buddha

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ah monitoring the future, i think i did that in 9th grade
December 18, 2014 at 4:47 am

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imported_CristinU

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It started with the vitamins we were abusing them all a long still are at school at home at the park I use to pick up the cocain druggies left on the ground I use to get a good bump once in a while, and this was at twelve, its bad were I grew up the rich kids come down for the hard stuff and the party never ends. So i dont see teen or tween drug abuse stopping any time soon.
December 19, 2014 at 1:38 am

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tryptameanie

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Article on a different study related to the one in the OP.

Study offers support for the notion of e-cigarettes as a gateway drug – LA Times
December 22, 2014 at 2:45 pm

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shane24

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I definitely agree with the first line in the thread, mate. Teens need to be educated about the Nicotine as a whole rather than cigs.

Trying to explain them the very core of it is the way to get them to ditch the habit.
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