More Drug use in Bored, Rich, and Stressed Teens
Friday August 22, 2003
A Columbia University study found that teens who are frequently bored are 50 percent more likely to smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs than those not often bored.
The study also found that students at smaller schools and those attending religious schools are less likely to abuse narcotics and alcohol. Teenagers in the study with $25 or more a week in spending money were nearly twice as likely as those with less to smoke, drink and use illegal drugs, and more than twice as likely to get drunk.
Read more at: Yahoo! News - Study: Stress Leads Kids to Drug Abuse
The study also found that students at smaller schools and those attending religious schools are less likely to abuse narcotics and alcohol. Teenagers in the study with $25 or more a week in spending money were nearly twice as likely as those with less to smoke, drink and use illegal drugs, and more than twice as likely to get drunk.
Read more at: Yahoo! News - Study: Stress Leads Kids to Drug Abuse