title: Adolescent substance abuse.
abstract: We have become a drug-oriented society. Cummings (1979), citing evidence from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, reports that one of every eleven adult Americans suffers from a severe addictive problem. Drug addition is epidemic among teenagers; one of every six teenagers suffers from a severe addictive problem. This paper focuses on adolescent drug/substance abuse.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs