ReviewCureus2022
Substance Abuse Amongst Adolescents: An Issue of Public Health Significance.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cannabis use among Arab students: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Association between latent classes of tobacco, e-cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use patterns and depression among Thai adolescents.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- A narrative review of school-based preventive interventions on mental disorders and addictions.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- The Role of Anterior Insular Parvalbumin GABAergic Interneurons in Impulsivity-Related and Alcohol-Seeking Behaviors.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Integrated Education Models for Addressing Substance Use Among Schoolchildren: A Scoping Review of School-Based Educational Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Initiating a Life Skills Module to Prevent Drug Abuse Among Indonesian Adolescents Using Social Cognitive Theory.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Exploring the perspectives of adolescents in high school in Northern Ghana on barriers to accessing substance use services.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- An Examination of the Relationship Between Social Support Networks and Opioid Misuse Among American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mapping the Landscape: A Scoping Review of Evaluated Substance Use Harm Reduction Programs for Youth.Journal of drug education · 2025Article
- Integrating lifestyle behaviors in school education: A proactive approach to preventive medicine.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Long-term effects of adolescent versus adult nicotine self-administration on cholinergic modulation of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens core.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Examining the Influence of Alexithymia, Gender, and Age on Drug Use among Iranian Students: the Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Burden of drug use disorders from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2050 in China: findings from the 2021 global burden of disease study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a neuroscience informed psychoeducation intervention on cognitive, emotional, and substance use outcomes in college students: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Unshackling our youth from the chains of substance abuse as disaster risk.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of substance use among adolescents residing in urban slums of Vellore: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Patterns and Emerging Trends in Acute Poisoning with Substances of Abuse Used for Recreational Purposes in Adolescents: A Six-Year Multicentre Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Substance Use among School-Going Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Predictors of drug and substance abuse among school-going adolescents living in drug hotspot in Malaysia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Community-Based Prevention: Findings From Nearly 3 Decades of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Adolescence is a crucial time for biological, psychological, and social development. It is also a time when substance addiction and its adverse effects are more likely to occur. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to the negative long-term effects of substance use, including mental health illnesses, sub-par academic performance, substance use disorders, and higher chances of getting addicted to alcohol and marijuana. Over the past few decades, there have been substantial changes in the types of illegal narcotics people consume. The present article deals with the review of substance abuse as a public health problem, its determinants, and implications seen among adolescents. A systematic literature search using databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar was undertaken to search all relevant literature on teenage stimulant use. The findings have been organized into categories to cover essential aspects like epidemiology, neurobiology, prevention, and treatment. The review showed that substance addiction among adolescents between 12 to 19 years is widespread, though national initiatives exist to support young employment and their development. Research on psychological risk factors for teenage substance abuse is vast, wherein conduct disorders, including aggression, impulsivity, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, have been mentioned as risk factors for substance use. Parents' attitudes toward drugs, alcohol, academic and peer pressure, stress, and physical outlook are key determinants. Teenage drug usage has a significant negative impact on users, families, and society as a whole. It was found that a lot has been done to provide correct intervention to those in need with the constant development of programs and rehabilitative centers to safeguard the delicate minds of youths and prevent them from using intoxicants. Still, there is much need for stringent policy and program guidelines to curb this societal menace.
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